About Basauna Village

Basauna is a large village in Kahara tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,269, made up of 1,698 males and 1,571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basauna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Kahara
Pincode	852201
Area (hectares)	286.6 hectares
Population	3,269
Male Population	1,698
Female Population	1,571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
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 Basauna compares

By the 2011 count Basauna is the 13th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents. Its 286.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Basauna

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

Basauna lies about 5.5 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Parminiya, about 3.0 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 Basauna
Nearest railway station	Parminiya	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kahara	5.5 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	5.5 km

Villages closest to Basauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basauna village had a population of 3,269. That makes it the 13th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents.

Basauna village has 1,698 males and 1,571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basauna has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Basauna is 852201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basauna covers 286.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basauna falls under Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basauna is Parminiya, about 3.0 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 Basauna.

Basauna is about 5.5 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basauna is in Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district. Parminiya is about 3.0 km away. Kahara is about 5.5 km away. Saharsa is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.