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About Basuhar Village

Basuhar is a large village in Kursela tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,951, made up of 2,038 males and 1,913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 742.2 hectares hectares.

Basuhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basuhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kursela
Area (hectares) 742.2 hectares
Population 3,951
Male Population 2,038
Female Population 1,913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basuhar compares

By the 2011 count Basuhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,127 residents. Its 742.2 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Basuhar

Basuhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basuhar as Available within <5 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basuhar from other places

Basuhar lies about 32 km from Katihar. 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 Basuhar
Tehsil headquarters Kursela 2.0 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 19 km
District headquarters Katihar 32 km

Villages closest to Basuhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basuhar village had a population of 3,951. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,127 residents.

Basuhar village has 2,038 males and 1,913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basuhar has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Basuhar covers 742.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basuhar falls under Kursela tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The census record for Basuhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basuhar.

Basuhar is about 32 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basuhar is in Kursela tehsil of Katihar district. Kursela is about 2.0 km away. Naugachhia is about 19 km away. Katihar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muradpur (under 2 km), Debipur Kathi (under 2 km) and Tingharia (under 2 km).

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

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