About Basaon Village

Basaon is one of the larger villages in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,752, made up of 6,412 males and 6,340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 734 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Basantpur
Pincode	841406
Area (hectares)	734 hectares
Population	12,752
Male Population	6,412
Female Population	6,340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basaon compares

By the 2011 count Basaon is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 734 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Basaon

Basaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basaon 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basaon from other places

Basaon lies about 26 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 7.1 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 Basaon
Tehsil headquarters	Basantpur	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Barkagaon Halt	7.1 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	16 km
District headquarters	Siwan	26 km

Villages closest to Basaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basaon village had a population of 12,752. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Basaon village has 6,412 males and 6,340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basaon has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Basaon is 841406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basaon covers 734 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basaon falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basaon is Barkagaon Halt, about 7.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Basaon.

Basaon is about 26 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basaon is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Basantpur is about 6.1 km away. Barkagaon Halt is about 7.1 km away. Mahārājgani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.