About Basara Village

Basara is a large village in Majhaulia tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,718, made up of 1,412 males and 1,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845454, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Majhaulia
Pincode	845454
Area (hectares)	143 hectares
Population	2,718
Male Population	1,412
Female Population	1,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
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 Basara compares

By the 2011 count Basara is the 38th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,443 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Basara

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

Basara lies about 104 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 16 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 Basara
Nearest town	Sikandarpur	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Mairwa	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Majhaulia	22 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	104 km

Villages closest to Basara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basara village had a population of 2,718. That makes it the 38th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,443 residents.

Basara village has 1,412 males and 1,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basara has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Basara is 845454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basara covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basara falls under Majhaulia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basara is Mairwa, about 16 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 Basara.

Basara is about 104 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basara is in Majhaulia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Sikandarpur is about 9.2 km away. Mairwa is about 16 km away. Majhaulia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.