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About Basdiha Village

Basdiha is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,542, made up of 780 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares.

Basdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basdiha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 1,542
Male Population 780
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basdiha compares

By the 2011 count Basdiha is the 50th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Basdiha

Basdiha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basdiha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basdiha from other places

Basdiha lies about 64 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Mani, about 15 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 Basdiha
Nearest town Nāsriganj 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 13 km
Nearest railway station Mani 15 km
District headquarters Rohtas 64 km

Villages closest to Basdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basdiha village had a population of 1,542. That makes it the 50th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Basdiha village has 780 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basdiha has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Basdiha covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basdiha falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basdiha is Mani, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Basdiha.

Basdiha is about 64 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basdiha is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Nāsriganj is about 2.3 km away. Karakat is about 13 km away. Mani is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandipatti (under 2 km), Dahiari (1.9 km) and Kesuari (2.5 km).

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

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