About Basgarha Village

Basgarha is a large village in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,111, made up of 1,091 males and 1,020 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basgarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basgarha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Rupauli
Pincode	854101
Area (hectares)	117 hectares
Population	2,111
Male Population	1,091
Female Population	1,020
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
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 Basgarha compares

By the 2011 count Basgarha is the 33rd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Basgarha

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

Basgarha lies about 56 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Bihariganj, about 8.8 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 Basgarha
Nearest town	Bihārīganj	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Bihariganj	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rupauli	24 km
District headquarters	Purnia	56 km

Villages closest to Basgarha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basgarha village had a population of 2,111. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Basgarha village has 1,091 males and 1,020 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basgarha has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Basgarha is 854101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basgarha covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basgarha falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basgarha is Bihariganj, about 8.8 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 Basgarha.

Basgarha is about 56 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basgarha is in Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. Bihārīganj is about 8.7 km away. Bihariganj is about 8.8 km away. Rupauli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.