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About Bhasti Village

Bhasti is a large village in Sonbarsa tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,504, made up of 2,335 males and 2,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528 hectares hectares.

Bhasti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhasti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Sonbarsa
Area (hectares) 528 hectares
Population 4,504
Male Population 2,335
Female Population 2,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhasti compares

By the 2011 count Bhasti is the 22nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,997 residents. Its 528 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Bhasti

Bhasti is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhasti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barsam, Basnahi, Behta and Belhat. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhasti

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhasti village had a population of 4,504. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,997 residents.

Bhasti village has 2,335 males and 2,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhasti has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Bhasti covers 528 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhasti falls under Sonbarsa tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The census record for Bhasti notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhasti.

Bhasti is in Sonbarsa tehsil of Saharsa district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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