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About Basen Village

Basen is a mid sized village in Batouli tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 338 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basen village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Batouli
Pincode 497101
Area (hectares) 129.46 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 338
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basen compares

By the 2011 count Basen is the 45th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 129.46 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 999.

Getting to Basen

Basen is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basen 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 Baijnathpur, Balampur, Bansajhal and Bataikela. 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.

Common questions about Basen

As per the Census of India 2011, Basen village had a population of 667. That makes it the 45th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Basen village has 338 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basen has about 973 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 999.

The pincode recorded for Basen is 497101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basen covers 129.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basen falls under Batouli tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Basen 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 Basen.

Basen is in Batouli tehsil of Surguja 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.

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

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