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About Basai Village

Basai is a large village in Nuh tehsil, in the district of Mewat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,164, made up of 1,091 males and 1,073 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 122006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basai village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Mewat
Tehsil Nuh
Pincode 122006
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 2,164
Male Population 1,091
Female Population 1,073
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basai compares

By the 2011 count Basai is the 42nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,574 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Basai

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

Basai lies about 25 km from Mewat, and the nearest railway station is Banchari, about 32 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 Basai
Nearest town Fīrozpur Jhirka 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nuh 25 km
District headquarters Mewat 25 km
Nearest railway station Banchari 32 km

Villages closest to Basai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basai village had a population of 2,164. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,574 residents.

Basai village has 1,091 males and 1,073 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basai has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Basai is 122006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basai covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basai falls under Nuh tehsil of Mewat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Basai is Banchari, about 32 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 village for Basai.

Basai is about 25 km from Mewat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basai is in Nuh tehsil of Mewat district. Fīrozpur Jhirka is about 14 km away. Nuh is about 25 km away. Mewat is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sugarpur (1.6 km), Marora (3.7 km) and Dehana (4.5 km).

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

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