About Basta Village

Basta is a mid sized village in Tharthari tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 638 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Basta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Tharthari
Area (hectares)	68 hectares
Population	1,229
Male Population	638
Female Population	591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
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 Basta compares

By the 2011 count Basta is the 21st largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,350 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Basta

Basta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basta 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 Basta from other places

Basta lies about 8.7 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Chandi, about 7.4 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 Basta
Nearest railway station	Chandi	7.4 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tharthari	8.7 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	8.7 km

Villages closest to Basta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basta village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 21st largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,350 residents.

Basta village has 638 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basta has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Basta covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basta falls under Tharthari tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basta is Chandi, about 7.4 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 Basta.

Basta is about 8.7 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basta is in Tharthari tehsil of Nalanda district. Chandi is about 7.4 km away. Hilsa is about 7.9 km away. Tharthari is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.