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About Basahi Village

Basahi is a mid sized village in Kudra tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,990, made up of 1,046 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Kudra
Pincode 821117
Area (hectares) 457 hectares
Population 1,990
Male Population 1,046
Female Population 944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basahi compares

By the 2011 count Basahi is the 25th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,263 residents. Its 457 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Basahi

Basahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basahi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basahi from other places

Basahi lies about 78 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Pusauli, about 7.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Basahi
Nearest railway station Pusauli 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kudra 8.4 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 21 km
District headquarters Kaimur 78 km

Villages closest to Basahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kudra tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Basahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Basahi village had a population of 1,990. That makes it the 25th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,263 residents.

Basahi village has 1,046 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahi has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Basahi is 821117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basahi covers 457 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basahi falls under Kudra tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basahi is Pusauli, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basahi.

Basahi is about 78 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basahi is in Kudra tehsil of Kaimur district. Pusauli is about 7.9 km away. Kudra is about 8.4 km away. Bhabhua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangvalia (under 2 km), Jaruha (1.9 km) and Itahi (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Basahi today is likely to be higher.

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