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About Basanpali Village

Basanpali is a mid sized village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 293 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basanpali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basanpali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 190.22 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 293
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basanpali compares

By the 2011 count Basanpali is the 95th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 190.22 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Basanpali

Basanpali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basanpali 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basanpali from other places

Basanpali lies about 22 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Robertson, about 6.2 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 Basanpali
Nearest railway station Robertson 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 10 km
District headquarters Raigarh 22 km

Villages closest to Basanpali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basanpali village had a population of 582. That makes it the 95th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Basanpali village has 293 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basanpali has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Basanpali is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basanpali covers 190.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basanpali falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Basanpali is Robertson, about 6.2 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basanpali.

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

Basanpali is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Robertson is about 6.2 km away. Kharsia is about 10 km away. Raigarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sondka (under 2 km), Karpipali (2.5 km) and Jaimuda (2.7 km).

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

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