About Basotanr Village

Basotanr is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 127 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basotanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basotanr village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Pirtanr
Pincode	825108
Area (hectares)	103.68 hectares
Population	252
Male Population	127
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
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 Basotanr compares

By the 2011 count Basotanr is the 117th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 103.68 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Basotanr

Basotanr is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Basotanr 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 Basotanr from other places

Basotanr lies about 18 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kawar, about 4.9 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 Basotanr
Nearest railway station	Kawar	4.9 km
District headquarters	Giridih	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pirtanr	20 km

Villages closest to Basotanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basotanr village had a population of 252. That makes it the 117th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Basotanr village has 127 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basotanr has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Basotanr is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basotanr covers 103.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basotanr falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basotanr is Kawar, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance for Basotanr.

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

Basotanr is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Kawar is about 4.9 km away. Giridih is about 18 km away. Pirtanr is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.