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About Basuhari Village

Basuhari is a mid sized village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,588, made up of 801 males and 787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basuhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basuhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Pincode 841435
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 1,588
Male Population 801
Female Population 787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basuhari compares

By the 2011 count Basuhari is the 21st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Basuhari

Basuhari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basuhari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basuhari from other places

Basuhari lies about 32 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bankata, about 14 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 Basuhari
Nearest town Lar 10 km
Nearest railway station Bankata 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 32 km
District headquarters Siwan 32 km

Villages closest to Basuhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basuhari village had a population of 1,588. That makes it the 21st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Basuhari village has 801 males and 787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basuhari has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Basuhari is 841435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basuhari covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basuhari falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basuhari is Bankata, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basuhari.

Basuhari is about 32 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basuhari is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Lar is about 10 km away. Bankata is about 14 km away. Guthani is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Geyaspur (under 2 km), Mamaur (under 2 km) and Khirauli (under 2 km).

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

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