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About Basbutia Village

Basbutia is a small village in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 85 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basbutia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basbutia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sona Rai Tharhi
Pincode 814150
Area (hectares) 39.03 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 85
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basbutia compares

By the 2011 count Basbutia is the 133rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 387 residents. Its 39.03 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Basbutia

Basbutia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Basbutia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Basbutia from other places

Basbutia lies about 18 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Tulsitanr, about 8.0 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 Basbutia
Nearest railway station Tulsitanr 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sona Rai Tharhi 18 km
District headquarters Deoghar 18 km

Villages closest to Basbutia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sona Rai Tharhi 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 Basbutia

As per the Census of India 2011, Basbutia village had a population of 162. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 387 residents.

Basbutia village has 85 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basbutia has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Basbutia is 814150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basbutia covers 39.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basbutia falls under Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basbutia is Tulsitanr, about 8.0 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 10+ km distance for Basbutia.

Basbutia is about 18 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basbutia is in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district. Tulsitanr is about 8.0 km away. Sona Rai Tharhi is about 18 km away. Deoghar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangatanr (3.8 km), Turukdiha (5.1 km) and Jaruadih (6.0 km).

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

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