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About Basdiha Village

Basdiha is a mid sized village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,665, made up of 883 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basdiha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Pincode 821107
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 1,665
Male Population 883
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
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 33rd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

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 22 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 8.5 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 Nabīnagar 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kargahar 22 km
District headquarters Rohtas 22 km

Villages closest to Basdiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kargahar 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 1,665. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Basdiha village has 883 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basdiha has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Basdiha is 821107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basdiha covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basdiha falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basdiha is Kajrat Nawadih, about 8.5 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 22 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 Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. Nabīnagar is about 4.1 km away. Kajrat Nawadih is about 8.5 km away. Kargahar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardaspur (1.7 km), Tilkapur (2.5 km) and Bhaluari (3.5 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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