About Basdaha Village

Basdaha is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,415, made up of 1,253 males and 1,162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares.

Basdaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basdaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Dagarua
Area (hectares)	174 hectares
Population	2,415
Male Population	1,253
Female Population	1,162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Basdaha compares

By the 2011 count Basdaha is the 32nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Basdaha

Basdaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basdaha 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basdaha from other places

Basdaha lies about 139 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Naya Nagar, about 5.4 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 Basdaha
Nearest railway station	Naya Nagar	5.4 km
Nearest town	Rosera	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dagarua	12 km
District headquarters	Purnia	139 km

Villages closest to Basdaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basdaha village had a population of 2,415. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Basdaha village has 1,253 males and 1,162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basdaha has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Basdaha covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basdaha falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basdaha is Naya Nagar, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Basdaha.

Basdaha is about 139 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basdaha is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Naya Nagar is about 5.4 km away. Rosera is about 7.8 km away. Dagarua is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.