About Basahia Shekh Village

Basahia Shekh is one of the larger villages in Piprarhi tehsil, in the district of Sheohar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,117, made up of 6,151 males and 5,966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basahia Shekh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahia Shekh village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheohar
Tehsil	Piprarhi
Pincode	843334
Area (hectares)	433 hectares
Population	12,117
Male Population	6,151
Female Population	5,966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basahia Shekh compares

By the 2011 count Basahia Shekh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,128 residents. Its 433 hectares work out to about 28 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 901.

Getting to Basahia Shekh

Basahia Shekh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basahia Shekh as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Amwa Kalan, Bakatpur Banbira, Belwa Narkatia Bandobasti and Belwa Narkatia Nizamat. 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.

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Common questions about Basahia Shekh

As per the Census of India 2011, Basahia Shekh village had a population of 12,117. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,128 residents.

Basahia Shekh village has 6,151 males and 5,966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahia Shekh has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Basahia Shekh is 843334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basahia Shekh covers 433 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basahia Shekh falls under Piprarhi tehsil of Sheohar district in Bihar.

The census record for Basahia Shekh notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basahia Shekh.

Basahia Shekh is in Piprarhi tehsil of Sheohar 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.