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About Baskhoriya Village

Baskhoriya is a mid sized village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 284 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baskhoriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baskhoriya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Bashant Rai
Pincode 814155
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 595
Male Population 284
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baskhoriya compares

By the 2011 count Baskhoriya is the 61st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Baskhoriya

Baskhoriya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baskhoriya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baskhoriya from other places

Baskhoriya lies about under 2 km from Bashant Rai, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 18 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 Baskhoriya
Tehsil headquarters Bashant Rai under 2 km
Nearest railway station Godda 18 km

Villages closest to Baskhoriya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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 Baskhoriya

As per the Census of India 2011, Baskhoriya village had a population of 595. That makes it the 61st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Baskhoriya village has 284 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baskhoriya has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Baskhoriya is 814155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baskhoriya covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baskhoriya falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baskhoriya is Godda, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Baskhoriya.

Baskhoriya is about under 2 km from Bashant Rai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baskhoriya is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Bashant Rai is about under 2 km away. Godda 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 Basantrai (under 2 km), Bela Kita (under 2 km) and Chaurgonar Kita (under 2 km).

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

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