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About Basgarha Village

Basgarha is a mid sized village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,635, made up of 858 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854301, 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 Srinagar
Pincode 854301
Area (hectares) 226 hectares
Population 1,635
Male Population 858
Female Population 777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Basgarha compares

By the 2011 count Basgarha is the 15th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Basgarha

Basgarha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basgarha 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 Basgarha from other places

Basgarha lies about 17 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 17 km

Villages closest to Basgarha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basgarha village had a population of 1,635. That makes it the 15th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents.

Basgarha village has 858 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basgarha has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Basgarha is 854301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basgarha covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basgarha falls under Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basgarha is Jalalgarh, about 11 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 Basgarha.

Basgarha is about 17 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 Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district. Srinagar is about 1.9 km away. Jalalgarh is about 11 km away. Kasba is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mankol (1.6 km), Jogaili (2.5 km) and Singhia (3.1 km).

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

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