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About Basbari Village

Basbari is a mid sized village in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 995, made up of 482 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares.

Basbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basbari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Bahadurganj
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 995
Male Population 482
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
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 Basbari compares

By the 2011 count Basbari is the 58th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Basbari

Basbari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basbari 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 Basbari from other places

Basbari lies about 26 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 15 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 Basbari
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurganj 3.7 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 15 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 26 km

Villages closest to Basbari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basbari village had a population of 995. That makes it the 58th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents.

Basbari village has 482 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basbari has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Basbari covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basbari falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basbari is Pawakhali, about 15 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 Basbari.

Basbari is about 26 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basbari is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahadurganj is about 3.7 km away. Bahādurganj is about 3.7 km away. Pawakhali is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phulbari (under 2 km), Jhingakata Istamrar (2.3 km) and Dahgaon (2.4 km).

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

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