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About Basmata Village

Basmata is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 79 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 797 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basmata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basmata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814141
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 79
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 797
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basmata compares

By the 2011 count Basmata is the 332nd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Basmata

Basmata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basmata as Available within <5 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 Basmata from other places

Basmata lies about 33 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Dhanpatdih, about 15 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 Basmata
Nearest railway station Dhanpatdih 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 18 km
Nearest town Madhupur 29 km
District headquarters Dumka 33 km

Villages closest to Basmata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basmata village had a population of 142. That makes it the 332nd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Basmata village has 79 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basmata has about 797 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Basmata is 814141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basmata covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basmata falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basmata is Dhanpatdih, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basmata.

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

Basmata is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Dhanpatdih is about 15 km away. Jarmundi is about 18 km away. Madhupur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basmatitikar (under 2 km), Kolharia (2.9 km) and Nawadih (4.2 km).

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

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