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About Basanpali Village

Basanpali is a small village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 75 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493449, 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 Sarangarh
Pincode 493449
Area (hectares) 72.11 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 75
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basanpali compares

By the 2011 count Basanpali is the 235th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 72.11 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

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 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 Basanpali from other places

Basanpali lies about 14 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 14 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 Kirodimal Nagar 14 km
District headquarters Raigarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 33 km

Villages closest to Basanpali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarangarh 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 156. That makes it the 235th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Basanpali village has 75 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basanpali has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Basanpali is 493449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basanpali covers 72.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basanpali falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Basanpali is Kirodimal Nagar, about 14 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 Basanpali.

Basanpali is about 14 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 Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Kirodimal Nagar is about 14 km away. Raigarh is about 14 km away. Sarangarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amal Diha (9.5 km), Bhainsdaihan (10 km) and Reda (14 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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