About Basaili Village

Basaili is a small village in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 35 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basaili village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Falka
Pincode	854114
Area (hectares)	161 hectares
Population	74
Male Population	35
Female Population	39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,114
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basaili compares

By the 2011 count Basaili is the 47th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Basaili

Basaili is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Basaili 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basaili from other places

Basaili lies about 42 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 7.1 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 Basaili
Nearest railway station	Kirtyanand Nagar	7.1 km
Nearest town	Purnia	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Falka	31 km
District headquarters	Katihar	42 km

Villages closest to Basaili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basaili village had a population of 74. That makes it the 47th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Basaili village has 35 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basaili has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Basaili is 854114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basaili covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basaili falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basaili is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Basaili.

Basaili is about 42 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basaili is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 7.1 km away. Purnia is about 14 km away. Falka is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.