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About Baskuhud Village

Baskuhud is a mid sized village in Bhanupratappur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 359 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 954.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494670, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baskuhud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baskuhud village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Bhanupratappur
Pincode 494670
Area (hectares) 954.58 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 359
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baskuhud compares

By the 2011 count Baskuhud is the 41st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 954.58 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Baskuhud

Baskuhud is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baskuhud 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 Baskuhud from other places

Baskuhud lies about 4.7 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 15 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 Baskuhud
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Keoti 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanupratappur 19 km
Nearest town Kānker 28 km

Villages closest to Baskuhud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baskuhud village had a population of 743. That makes it the 41st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Baskuhud village has 359 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baskuhud has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Baskuhud is 494670. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baskuhud covers 954.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baskuhud falls under Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baskuhud is Keoti, about 15 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 Baskuhud.

Baskuhud is about 4.7 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baskuhud is in Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 4.7 km away. Keoti is about 15 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niche Tonka (2.0 km), Banoli (2.6 km) and Uper Tonka (3.0 km).

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

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