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About Basaijam Village

Basaijam is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 46, made up of 18 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,556 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basaijam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basaijam village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825107
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 46
Male Population 18
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,556
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basaijam compares

By the 2011 count Basaijam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Basaijam

Basaijam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basaijam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barahganda, Baramasia, Bariarpur and Barki Bergi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Basaijam

As per the Census of India 2011, Basaijam village had a population of 46. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Basaijam village has 18 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basaijam has about 1556 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Basaijam is 825107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basaijam covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basaijam falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Basaijam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basaijam.

Basaijam is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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