About Basgaon Village

Basgaon is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,101, made up of 1,083 males and 1,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.95 hectares hectares.

Basgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basgaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	18.95 hectares
Population	2,101
Male Population	1,083
Female Population	1,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basgaon compares

By the 2011 count Basgaon is the 45th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 18.95 hectares work out to about 111 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Basgaon

Basgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basgaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Basgaon from other places

Basgaon lies about 38 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 8.6 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 Basgaon
Nearest railway station	Bhawanipur Bihar	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	12 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	19 km
District headquarters	Katihar	38 km

Villages closest to Basgaon

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

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Common questions about Basgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Basgaon village had a population of 2,101. That makes it the 45th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Basgaon village has 1,083 males and 1,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basgaon has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Basgaon covers 18.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 111 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basgaon falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basgaon is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basgaon.

Basgaon is about 38 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basgaon is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 8.6 km away. Azamnagar is about 12 km away. Rāiganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.