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About Basuhar Village

Basuhar is a large village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,207, made up of 1,149 males and 1,058 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares.

Basuhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basuhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 2,207
Male Population 1,149
Female Population 1,058
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basuhar compares

By the 2011 count Basuhar is the 14th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Basuhar

Basuhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basuhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Basuhar from other places

Basuhar lies about 16 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pothahi, about under 2 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 Basuhar
Nearest railway station Pothahi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 5.4 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 12 km
District headquarters Patna 16 km

Villages closest to Basuhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basuhar village had a population of 2,207. That makes it the 14th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Basuhar village has 1,149 males and 1,058 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basuhar has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Basuhar covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basuhar falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basuhar is Pothahi, about under 2 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 km distance for Basuhar.

Basuhar is about 16 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basuhar is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Pothahi is about under 2 km away. Punpun is about 5.4 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jol Bigha (under 2 km), Rampur (under 2 km) and Sikandarpur (under 2 km).

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

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