About Basahia Village

Basahia is a large village in Sonbarsa tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,447, made up of 2,356 males and 2,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Sonbarsa
Pincode	843317
Area (hectares)	276.33 hectares
Population	4,447
Male Population	2,356
Female Population	2,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basahia compares

By the 2011 count Basahia is the 21st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,056 residents. Its 276.33 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Basahia

Basahia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basahia as Available within village. 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 Arazi Sarwarpur, Az Rakbe Bharsand, Az Rakbe Pipra Ghat and Bagaha. 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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basahia village had a population of 4,447. That makes it the 21st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,056 residents.

Basahia village has 2,356 males and 2,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahia has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Basahia is 843317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basahia covers 276.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basahia falls under Sonbarsa tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Basahia.

Basahia is in Sonbarsa tehsil of Sitamarhi 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.