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About Basgara Village

Basgara is a large village in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,162, made up of 2,160 males and 2,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.07 hectares hectares.

Basgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basgara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Korha
Area (hectares) 445.07 hectares
Population 4,162
Male Population 2,160
Female Population 2,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basgara compares

By the 2011 count Basgara is the 22nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 445.07 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Basgara

Basgara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basgara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Basgara from other places

Basgara lies about 3.1 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Katihar Junction, about 2.0 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 Basgara
Nearest railway station Katihar Junction 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Korha 3.1 km
District headquarters Katihar 3.1 km

Villages closest to Basgara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basgara village had a population of 4,162. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Basgara village has 2,160 males and 2,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basgara has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Basgara covers 445.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basgara falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basgara is Katihar Junction, about 2.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Basgara.

Basgara is about 3.1 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basgara is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Katihar Junction is about 2.0 km away. Korha is about 3.1 km away. Katihar is about 3.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhura (3.3 km), Sandalpur (4.4 km) and Rampur (4.6 km).

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

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