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About Basua Village

Basua is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,752, made up of 835 males and 917 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 91.2 hectares
Population 1,752
Male Population 835
Female Population 917
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basua compares

By the 2011 count Basua is the 25th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 91.2 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Basua

Basua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basua as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Baradbara, Barhe Kita, Bariartola and Baridih. 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 Basua

As per the Census of India 2011, Basua village had a population of 1,752. That makes it the 25th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Basua village has 835 males and 917 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basua has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Basua is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basua covers 91.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basua falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Basua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basua.

Basua is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda 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 Basua today is likely to be higher.

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