About Basaul Village

Basaul is a large village in Bajpatti tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,627, made up of 1,367 males and 1,260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basaul village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Bajpatti
Pincode	843314
Area (hectares)	147.2 hectares
Population	2,627
Male Population	1,367
Female Population	1,260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basaul compares

By the 2011 count Basaul is the 31st largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,848 residents. Its 147.2 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Basaul

Basaul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basaul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Basaul from other places

Basaul lies about 41 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Kamtaul Station, about 16 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 Basaul
Nearest railway station	Kamtaul Station	16 km
Nearest town	Darbhanga	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bajpatti	34 km
District headquarters	Sitamarhi	41 km

Villages closest to Basaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basaul village had a population of 2,627. That makes it the 31st largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,848 residents.

Basaul village has 1,367 males and 1,260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basaul has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Basaul is 843314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basaul covers 147.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basaul falls under Bajpatti tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basaul is Kamtaul Station, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basaul.

Basaul is about 41 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basaul is in Bajpatti tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Kamtaul Station is about 16 km away. Darbhanga is about 25 km away. Bajpatti is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.