About Basaul Village

Basaul is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 878, made up of 450 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basaul village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Amour
Pincode	854315
Area (hectares)	77 hectares
Population	878
Male Population	450
Female Population	428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
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 Basaul compares

By the 2011 count Basaul is the 101st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Basaul

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

Basaul lies about 36 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 8.1 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 Basaul
Tehsil headquarters	Amour	5.2 km
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	8.1 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	24 km
District headquarters	Purnia	36 km

Villages closest to Basaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basaul village had a population of 878. That makes it the 101st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Basaul village has 450 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basaul has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Basaul is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basaul covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basaul falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basaul is Surja Kama, about 8.1 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 Basaul.

Basaul is about 36 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basaul is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 5.2 km away. Surja Kama is about 8.1 km away. Kishanganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.