About Basgi Village

Basgi is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,219, made up of 617 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basgi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825418
Area (hectares)	58 hectares
Population	1,219
Male Population	617
Female Population	602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basgi compares

By the 2011 count Basgi is the 55th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Basgi

Basgi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basgi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Basgi from other places

Basgi lies about 52 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 7.9 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 Basgi
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	7.9 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	31 km
District headquarters	Giridih	52 km

Villages closest to Basgi

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

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Common questions about Basgi

As per the Census of India 2011, Basgi village had a population of 1,219. That makes it the 55th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Basgi village has 617 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basgi has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Basgi is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basgi covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basgi falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basgi is Dhanwar, about 7.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Basgi.

Basgi is about 52 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basgi is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 7.9 km away. Kodarma is about 31 km away. Giridih is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.