About Basaur Village

Basaur is a large village in Masaurhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,345, made up of 1,214 males and 1,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares.

Basaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basaur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Masaurhi
Area (hectares)	258 hectares
Population	2,345
Male Population	1,214
Female Population	1,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basaur compares

By the 2011 count Basaur is the 27th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Basaur

Basaur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basaur as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basaur from other places

Basaur lies about 33 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Teneri Halt, about 2.7 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 Basaur
Nearest railway station	Teneri Halt	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masaurhi	4.4 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	4.4 km
District headquarters	Patna	33 km

Villages closest to Basaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basaur village had a population of 2,345. That makes it the 27th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Basaur village has 1,214 males and 1,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basaur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Basaur covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basaur falls under Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basaur is Teneri Halt, about 2.7 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 10+ km distance for Basaur.

Basaur is about 33 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basaur is in Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district. Teneri Halt is about 2.7 km away. Masaurhi is about 4.4 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.