About Bastha Village

Bastha is one of the larger villages in Mainatanr tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,331, made up of 2,837 males and 2,494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bastha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bastha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Mainatanr
Pincode	845306
Area (hectares)	201.2 hectares
Population	5,331
Male Population	2,837
Female Population	2,494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bastha compares

By the 2011 count Bastha is the 5th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents. Its 201.2 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Bastha

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

Bastha lies about 20 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Marajdwa, about 6.1 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 Bastha
Tehsil headquarters	Mainatanr	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Marajdwa	6.1 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	15 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	20 km

Villages closest to Bastha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bastha village had a population of 5,331. That makes it the 5th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents.

Bastha village has 2,837 males and 2,494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bastha has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Bastha is 845306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bastha covers 201.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bastha falls under Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bastha is Marajdwa, about 6.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bastha.

Bastha is about 20 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bastha is in Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Mainatanr is about 3.1 km away. Marajdwa is about 6.1 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.