About Baswahi Village

Baswahi is a small village in Sonhat tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 237 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497339, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baswahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baswahi village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Koriya
Tehsil	Sonhat
Pincode	497339
Area (hectares)	143.81 hectares
Population	442
Male Population	237
Female Population	205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baswahi compares

By the 2011 count Baswahi is the 41st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 143.81 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Baswahi

Baswahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baswahi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Angwahi, Badra, Badwar and Banshipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Baswahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Baswahi village had a population of 442. That makes it the 41st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Baswahi village has 237 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baswahi has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Baswahi is 497339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baswahi covers 143.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baswahi falls under Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Baswahi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Baswahi.

Baswahi is in Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.