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About Basauli Village

Basauli is one of the larger villages in Kurhani tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,521, made up of 3,446 males and 3,075 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kurhani
Pincode 844127
Area (hectares) 354.05 hectares
Population 6,521
Male Population 3,446
Female Population 3,075
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basauli compares

By the 2011 count Basauli is the 12th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents. Its 354.05 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Basauli

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

How far is Basauli from other places

Basauli lies about 46 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Chakmakrand, about 2.6 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 Basauli
Nearest railway station Chakmakrand 2.6 km
Nearest town Hājīpur 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurhani 30 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 46 km

Villages closest to Basauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basauli village had a population of 6,521. That makes it the 12th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents.

Basauli village has 3,446 males and 3,075 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basauli has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Basauli is 844127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basauli covers 354.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basauli falls under Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basauli is Chakmakrand, about 2.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basauli.

Basauli is about 46 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basauli is in Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Chakmakrand is about 2.6 km away. Hājīpur is about 8.7 km away. Kurhani is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasimpur (3.1 km), Madapur Rayati (4.2 km) and Mohanpur (5.0 km).

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

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