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About Basuhar Village

Basuhar is a mid sized village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,532, made up of 783 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.1 hectares hectares.

Basuhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basuhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Area (hectares) 44.1 hectares
Population 1,532
Male Population 783
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 the 53rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 44.1 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Basuhar

Basuhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basuhar as Available within 5 - 10 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 13 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Uren, about under 2 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 Basuhar
Nearest railway station Uren under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Surajgarha 10 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 13 km
Nearest town Luckeesarai 13 km

Villages closest to Basuhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Surajgarha 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 1,532. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Basuhar village has 783 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basuhar has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 887.

Basuhar covers 44.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basuhar falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basuhar is Uren, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Basuhar is about 13 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basuhar is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Uren is about under 2 km away. Surajgarha is about 10 km away. Lakhisarai is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naukadih (under 2 km), Bara (under 2 km) and Punadih (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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