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About Basauti Village

Basauti is a mid sized village in Parsa tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 781, made up of 394 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basauti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basauti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Parsa
Pincode 841311
Area (hectares) 47.88 hectares
Population 781
Male Population 394
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basauti compares

By the 2011 count Basauti is the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents. Its 47.88 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Basauti

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

How far is Basauti from other places

Basauti lies about 36 km from Saran. 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 Basauti
Nearest town Marhaura 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Parsa 31 km
District headquarters Saran 36 km

Villages closest to Basauti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basauti village had a population of 781. That makes it the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents.

Basauti village has 394 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basauti has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Basauti is 841311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basauti covers 47.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basauti falls under Parsa tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The census record for Basauti notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Basauti.

Basauti 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.

Basauti is in Parsa tehsil of Saran district. Marhaura is about 11 km away. Parsa is about 31 km away. Saran is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Molnapur (under 2 km), Banauta (under 2 km) and Ganeshpatti (under 2 km).

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

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