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About Basarhi Village

Basarhi is a large village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,069, made up of 1,123 males and 946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares.

Basarhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basarhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 2,069
Male Population 1,123
Female Population 946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basarhi compares

By the 2011 count Basarhi is the 39th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Basarhi

Basarhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basarhi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Basarhi from other places

Basarhi lies about 32 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 2.6 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 Basarhi
Nearest railway station Tenua Dumaria Halt 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 4.2 km
Nearest town Chāpra 4.2 km
District headquarters Saran 32 km

Villages closest to Basarhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basarhi village had a population of 2,069. That makes it the 39th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Basarhi village has 1,123 males and 946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basarhi has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Basarhi covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basarhi falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basarhi is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 2.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basarhi.

Basarhi is about 32 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basarhi is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Tenua Dumaria Halt is about 2.6 km away. Chapra is about 4.2 km away. Chāpra is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohri (under 2 km), Mehian (under 2 km) and Mauna (1.9 km).

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

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