About Baskatia Village

Baskatia is a small village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 50, made up of 31 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 613 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baskatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baskatia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Manatu
Pincode	822122
Area (hectares)	283 hectares
Population	50
Male Population	31
Female Population	19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	613
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baskatia compares

By the 2011 count Baskatia is the 72nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 283 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Baskatia

Baskatia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baskatia 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 Baskatia from other places

Baskatia lies about 150 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bendi, about 45 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 Baskatia
Tehsil headquarters	Manatu	16 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	35 km
Nearest railway station	Bendi	45 km
District headquarters	Palamu	150 km

Villages closest to Baskatia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baskatia village had a population of 50. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Baskatia village has 31 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baskatia has about 613 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Baskatia is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baskatia covers 283 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baskatia falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baskatia is Bendi, about 45 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 Baskatia.

Baskatia is about 150 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baskatia is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 16 km away. Chatrā is about 35 km away. Bendi is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.