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About Basaria Village

Basaria is a small village in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 81 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basaria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Simaria
Pincode 825103
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 81
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basaria compares

By the 2011 count Basaria is the 86th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Basaria

Basaria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basaria as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Basaria from other places

Basaria lies about 26 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 14 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 Basaria
Tehsil headquarters Simaria 11 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 14 km
District headquarters Chatra 26 km
Nearest town Chatrā 26 km

Villages closest to Basaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basaria village had a population of 156. That makes it the 86th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Basaria village has 81 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basaria has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Basaria is 825103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basaria covers 184 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.

Basaria falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basaria is Shivpur, about 14 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basaria.

Basaria is about 26 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basaria is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. Simaria is about 11 km away. Shivpur is about 14 km away. Chatra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lepo (under 2 km), Tutilwa (under 2 km) and Paehmoh (2.5 km).

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

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