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About Basua Village

Basua is a mid sized village in Andhratharhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 575, made up of 305 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.8 hectares hectares.

Basua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Andhratharhi
Area (hectares) 104.8 hectares
Population 575
Male Population 305
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basua compares

By the 2011 count Basua is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents. Its 104.8 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Basua

Basua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basua as Available within <5 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 Basua from other places

Basua lies about 24 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Vachaspati Nagar, 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 Basua
Nearest railway station Vachaspati Nagar 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Andhratharhi 2.6 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 13 km
District headquarters Madhubani 24 km

Villages closest to Basua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basua village had a population of 575. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents.

Basua village has 305 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basua has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Basua covers 104.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basua falls under Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basua is Vachaspati Nagar, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basua.

Basua is about 24 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basua is in Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Vachaspati Nagar is about 2.0 km away. Andhratharhi is about 2.6 km away. Jhanjhārpur 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 Phulwaria (under 2 km), Gaur Andrha (under 2 km) and Dhagjari (2.1 km).

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

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