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About Basarha Village

Basarha is a mid sized village in Raja Pakar tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 650 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basarha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Raja Pakar
Pincode 844124
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 1,230
Male Population 650
Female Population 580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 Basarha compares

By the 2011 count Basarha is the 44th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,355 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Basarha

Basarha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basarha 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 Basarha from other places

Basarha lies about 40 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Dhabauli 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 Basarha
Tehsil headquarters Raja Pakar 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Dhabauli Halt 7.1 km
Nearest town Hājīpur 17 km
District headquarters Vaishali 40 km

Villages closest to Basarha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raja Pakar 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 Basarha

As per the Census of India 2011, Basarha village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 44th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,355 residents.

Basarha village has 650 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basarha has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Basarha is 844124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basarha covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basarha falls under Raja Pakar tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basarha is Dhabauli Halt, about 7.1 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 Basarha.

Basarha is about 40 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basarha is in Raja Pakar tehsil of Vaishali district. Raja Pakar is about 2.8 km away. Dhabauli Halt is about 7.1 km away. Hājīpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachain Jagdish (under 2 km), Majhepur Alipur (under 2 km) and Rahim Alipur Urf Ehiapur (under 2 km).

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

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