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About Basgran Village

Basgran is a mid sized village in Uri tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 561 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basgran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basgran village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Uri
Pincode 193123
Area (hectares) 486 hectares
Population 1,073
Male Population 561
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basgran compares

By the 2011 count Basgran is the 26th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,598 residents. Its 486 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Basgran

Basgran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basgran 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basgran from other places

Basgran lies about 33 km from Baramula. 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 Basgran
Tehsil headquarters Uri 4.2 km
District headquarters Baramula 33 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 33 km

Villages closest to Basgran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basgran village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 26th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,598 residents.

Basgran village has 561 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basgran has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Basgran is 193123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basgran covers 486 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basgran falls under Uri tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Basgran notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Basgran.

Basgran is about 33 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basgran is in Uri tehsil of Baramula district. Uri is about 4.2 km away. Baramula is about 33 km away. Bāramūla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultan Daki (under 2 km), Bal Koote (1.7 km) and Hardu Kamal Koote (1.7 km).

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

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