Skip to main content

About Basodih Village

Basodih is a mid sized village in Satgawan tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,354, made up of 670 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Satgawan
Pincode 805132
Area (hectares) 32.03 hectares
Population 1,354
Male Population 670
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basodih compares

By the 2011 count Basodih is the 13th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 669 residents. Its 32.03 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Basodih

Basodih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basodih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Basodih from other places

Basodih lies about 129 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 22 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 Basodih
Tehsil headquarters Satgawan 3.6 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 16 km
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road 22 km
District headquarters Kodarma 129 km

Villages closest to Basodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basodih village had a population of 1,354. That makes it the 13th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 669 residents.

Basodih village has 670 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basodih has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Basodih is 805132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basodih covers 32.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basodih falls under Satgawan tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basodih is Nabinagar Road, about 22 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 village for Basodih.

Basodih is about 129 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basodih is in Satgawan tehsil of Kodarma district. Satgawan is about 3.6 km away. Nabīnagar is about 16 km away. Nabinagar Road is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kataia (under 2 km), Khaira Kalan (2.1 km) and Khaira Khurd (2.1 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.