About Basuain Village

Basuain is a mid sized village in Rajgir tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 338 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares.

Basuain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basuain village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Rajgir
Area (hectares)	60 hectares
Population	660
Male Population	338
Female Population	322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basuain compares

By the 2011 count Basuain is the 41st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Basuain

Basuain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basuain 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basuain from other places

Basuain lies about 19 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rajgir, about 2.9 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 Basuain
Nearest railway station	Rajgir	2.9 km
Nearest town	Rājgīr	3.6 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	19 km

Villages closest to Basuain

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

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Common questions about Basuain

As per the Census of India 2011, Basuain village had a population of 660. That makes it the 41st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents.

Basuain village has 338 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basuain has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Basuain covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basuain falls under Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basuain is Rajgir, about 2.9 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 - 10 km distance for Basuain.

Basuain is about 19 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basuain is in Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district. Rajgir is about 2.9 km away. Rājgīr is about 3.6 km away. Nalanda is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.