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About Basahiya Village

Basahiya is a large village in Panapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,184, made up of 1,058 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares.

Basahiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Panapur
Area (hectares) 228 hectares
Population 2,184
Male Population 1,058
Female Population 1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basahiya compares

By the 2011 count Basahiya is the 20th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,974 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Basahiya

Basahiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basahiya as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basahiya from other places

Basahiya lies about 133 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Pusauli, about 7.9 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 Basahiya
Nearest railway station Pusauli 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Panapur 19 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 21 km
District headquarters Saran 133 km

Villages closest to Basahiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basahiya village had a population of 2,184. That makes it the 20th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,974 residents.

Basahiya village has 1,058 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahiya has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Basahiya covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basahiya falls under Panapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basahiya is Pusauli, about 7.9 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 km distance for Basahiya.

Basahiya is about 133 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basahiya is in Panapur tehsil of Saran district. Pusauli is about 7.9 km away. Panapur is about 19 km away. Bhabhua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murwa Basahia (under 2 km), Pipra (4.4 km) and Pipra Singahi (4.4 km).

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

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