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About Basandah Village

Basandah is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 342 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.19 hectares hectares.

Basandah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basandah village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 22.19 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 342
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basandah compares

By the 2011 count Basandah is the 123rd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 22.19 hectares work out to about 30 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 921.

Getting to Basandah

Basandah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basandah 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baliharpur, Bangawan, Barahia and Bareya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Basandah

As per the Census of India 2011, Basandah village had a population of 660. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Basandah village has 342 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basandah has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Basandah covers 22.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basandah falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The census record for Basandah notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Basandah.

Basandah is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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