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About Basgarha Village

Basgarha is a large village in Barari tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,065, made up of 1,555 males and 1,510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447 hectares hectares.

Basgarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basgarha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barari
Area (hectares) 447 hectares
Population 3,065
Male Population 1,555
Female Population 1,510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basgarha compares

By the 2011 count Basgarha is the 29th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents. Its 447 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Basgarha

Basgarha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basgarha 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basgarha from other places

Basgarha lies about 7.1 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Manshahi, about 4.5 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 Basgarha
Nearest railway station Manshahi 4.5 km
District headquarters Katihar 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barari 17 km

Villages closest to Basgarha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basgarha village had a population of 3,065. That makes it the 29th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents.

Basgarha village has 1,555 males and 1,510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basgarha has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Basgarha covers 447 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basgarha falls under Barari tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basgarha is Manshahi, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Basgarha.

Basgarha is about 7.1 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basgarha is in Barari tehsil of Katihar district. Manshahi is about 4.5 km away. Katihar is about 7.1 km away. Barari is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Azampur Shankar (2.9 km), Azampur Shankar Milik (2.9 km) and Baisa Gobind (3.1 km).

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

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