About Baskepi Village

Baskepi is a large village in Samri tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,192, made up of 1,101 males and 1,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1543 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baskepi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baskepi village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Samri
Pincode	497107
Area (hectares)	1543 hectares
Population	2,192
Male Population	1,101
Female Population	1,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baskepi compares

By the 2011 count Baskepi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 978 residents. Its 1543 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Baskepi

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

How far is Baskepi from other places

Baskepi lies about 95 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 36 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 Baskepi
Tehsil headquarters	Samri	17 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	36 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	56 km
District headquarters	Surguja	95 km

Villages closest to Baskepi

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

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Common questions about Baskepi

As per the Census of India 2011, Baskepi village had a population of 2,192. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 978 residents.

Baskepi village has 1,101 males and 1,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baskepi has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Baskepi is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baskepi covers 1543 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baskepi falls under Samri tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baskepi is Barwadih Junction, about 36 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 village for Baskepi.

Baskepi is about 95 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baskepi is in Samri tehsil of Surguja district. Samri is about 17 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 36 km away. Medininagar is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.