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About Basdhara Village

Basdhara is one of the larger villages in Gharaunda tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,905, made up of 3,137 males and 2,768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 736 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basdhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basdhara village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Gharaunda
Pincode 132114
Area (hectares) 736 hectares
Population 5,905
Male Population 3,137
Female Population 2,768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basdhara compares

By the 2011 count Basdhara is the 7th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,947 residents. Its 736 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Basdhara

Basdhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basdhara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Basdhara from other places

Basdhara lies about 14 km from Karnal, and the nearest railway station is Gharaunda, about 3.9 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 Basdhara
Nearest railway station Gharaunda 3.9 km
District headquarters Karnal 14 km

Villages closest to Basdhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basdhara village had a population of 5,905. That makes it the 7th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,947 residents.

Basdhara village has 3,137 males and 2,768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basdhara has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Basdhara is 132114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basdhara covers 736 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basdhara falls under Gharaunda tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Basdhara is Gharaunda, about 3.9 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basdhara.

Basdhara is about 14 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basdhara is in Gharaunda tehsil of Karnal district. Gharaunda is about 3.9 km away. Karnal is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gianpura (2.4 km), Hasanpur (3.1 km) and Upli (3.5 km).

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

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