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About Basanwara Village

Basanwara is one of the larger villages in Alamnagar tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,493, made up of 3,440 males and 3,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 568.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basanwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basanwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Alamnagar
Pincode 852219
Area (hectares) 568.6 hectares
Population 6,493
Male Population 3,440
Female Population 3,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basanwara compares

By the 2011 count Basanwara is the 9th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents. Its 568.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Basanwara

Basanwara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basanwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Basanwara from other places

Basanwara lies about 36 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Bihariganj, about 20 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 Basanwara
Tehsil headquarters Alamnagar 4.7 km
Nearest town Bihārīganj 20 km
Nearest railway station Bihariganj 20 km
District headquarters Madhepura 36 km

Villages closest to Basanwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basanwara village had a population of 6,493. That makes it the 9th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents.

Basanwara village has 3,440 males and 3,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basanwara has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Basanwara is 852219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basanwara covers 568.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basanwara falls under Alamnagar tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basanwara is Bihariganj, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basanwara.

Basanwara is about 36 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basanwara is in Alamnagar tehsil of Madhepura district. Alamnagar is about 4.7 km away. Bihārīganj is about 20 km away. Bihariganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khuman Milik (under 2 km), Tilakpur (4.0 km) and Ladma (4.4 km).

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

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