About Basaha Village

Basaha is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 401 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basaha village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Masturi
Pincode	495551
Area (hectares)	240.15 hectares
Population	777
Male Population	401
Female Population	376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basaha compares

By the 2011 count Basaha is the 124th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 240.15 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Basaha

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

Basaha lies about 22 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, about 21 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 Basaha
Nearest town	Ratanpur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Gatora	21 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masturi	27 km

Villages closest to Basaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basaha village had a population of 777. That makes it the 124th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Basaha village has 401 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basaha has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Basaha is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basaha covers 240.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basaha falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Basaha is Gatora, about 21 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basaha.

Basaha is about 22 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basaha is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ratanpur is about 14 km away. Gatora is about 21 km away. Bilaspur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.