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About Basalgaon Village

Basalgaon is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,387, made up of 1,248 males and 1,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares.

Basalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basalgaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 296 hectares
Population 2,387
Male Population 1,248
Female Population 1,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Basalgaon is the 39th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Basalgaon

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

Basalgaon 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 Basalgaon
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Bhawanipur Bihar 8.6 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 19 km
District headquarters Katihar 38 km

Villages closest to Basalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basalgaon village had a population of 2,387. That makes it the 39th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Basalgaon village has 1,248 males and 1,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basalgaon has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Basalgaon covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basalgaon falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basalgaon is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance for Basalgaon.

Basalgaon 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.

Basalgaon is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 6.5 km away. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 8.6 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.

The closest recorded villages are Dasgaon (under 2 km), Kothar (under 2 km) and Maltipur (under 2 km).

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

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