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About Basinjhori Village

Basinjhori is a mid sized village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 436 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basinjhori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basinjhori village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 493554
Area (hectares) 289.89 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 436
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basinjhori compares

By the 2011 count Basinjhori is the 61st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 289.89 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Basinjhori

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

Basinjhori lies about 32 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 69 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 Basinjhori
Tehsil headquarters Sahaspur Lohara 5.0 km
Nearest town Kawardha 25 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 32 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 69 km

Villages closest to Basinjhori

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 Basinjhori

As per the Census of India 2011, Basinjhori village had a population of 898. That makes it the 61st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Basinjhori village has 436 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basinjhori has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Basinjhori is 493554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basinjhori covers 289.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basinjhori falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Basinjhori is Rasmara, about 69 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 5 - 10 km distance for Basinjhori.

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

Basinjhori is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 5.0 km away. Kawardha is about 25 km away. Kabeerdham 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 Kalyanpur (1.7 km), Lakhanpur (1.8 km) and Bano (1.9 km).

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

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