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About Baswaria Village

Baswaria is a large village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,014, made up of 1,040 males and 974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baswaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baswaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Pincode 845455
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 2,014
Male Population 1,040
Female Population 974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baswaria compares

By the 2011 count Baswaria is the 19th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Baswaria

Baswaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baswaria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Baswaria from other places

Baswaria lies about 32 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 3.3 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 Baswaria
Nearest railway station Bhitiharwa Ashram 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 5.1 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 19 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 32 km

Villages closest to Baswaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baswaria village had a population of 2,014. That makes it the 19th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Baswaria village has 1,040 males and 974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baswaria has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Baswaria is 845455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baswaria covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baswaria falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baswaria is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance for Baswaria.

Baswaria is about 32 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baswaria is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Bhitiharwa Ashram is about 3.3 km away. Gaunaha is about 5.1 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sithi (1.7 km), Harpur (1.7 km) and Semri (1.9 km).

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

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