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About Basauli Village

Basauli is a large village in Lakri Nabiganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,020, made up of 1,465 males and 1,555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Lakri Nabiganj
Pincode 841409
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 3,020
Male Population 1,465
Female Population 1,555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basauli compares

By the 2011 count Basauli is the 18th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,354 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1064.

Getting to Basauli

Basauli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basauli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Basauli from other places

Basauli lies about 13 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 6.0 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 Basauli
Nearest railway station Karchhue 6.0 km
Nearest town Mairwa 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakri Nabiganj 13 km
District headquarters Siwan 13 km

Villages closest to Basauli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakri Nabiganj 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 Basauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Basauli village had a population of 3,020. That makes it the 18th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,354 residents.

Basauli village has 1,465 males and 1,555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basauli has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1064.

The pincode recorded for Basauli is 841409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basauli covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basauli falls under Lakri Nabiganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basauli is Karchhue, about 6.0 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 village for Basauli.

Basauli is about 13 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basauli is in Lakri Nabiganj tehsil of Siwan district. Karchhue is about 6.0 km away. Mairwa is about 8.9 km away. Lakri Nabiganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marachi (4.1 km), Gopalpur (8.3 km) and Bhada Khurd (10 km).

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

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