About Basauta Village

Basauta is a mid sized village in Amnour tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,308, made up of 659 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Basauta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basauta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Amnour
Area (hectares)	166 hectares
Population	1,308
Male Population	659
Female Population	649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basauta compares

By the 2011 count Basauta is the 56th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Basauta

Basauta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basauta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Basauta from other places

Basauta lies about 36 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Shilhauri Halt, 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 Basauta
Tehsil headquarters	Amnour	9.3 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	11 km
Nearest railway station	Shilhauri Halt	11 km
District headquarters	Saran	36 km

Villages closest to Basauta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basauta village had a population of 1,308. That makes it the 56th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents.

Basauta village has 659 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basauta has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Basauta covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basauta falls under Amnour tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basauta is Shilhauri Halt, about 11 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 village for Basauta.

Basauta is about 36 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basauta is in Amnour tehsil of Saran district. Amnour is about 9.3 km away. Marhaura is about 11 km away. Shilhauri Halt is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.