About Basna Village

Basna is a large village in Nawa Bazar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,319, made up of 1,218 males and 1,101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basna village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Nawa Bazar
Pincode	822124
Area (hectares)	382 hectares
Population	2,319
Male Population	1,218
Female Population	1,101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basna compares

By the 2011 count Basna is the 6th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,088 residents. Its 382 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Basna

Basna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basna as Available within village. 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 Bandua, Bankheta, Barahmoria Kalan and Barahmoria Khurd. 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.

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Common questions about Basna

As per the Census of India 2011, Basna village had a population of 2,319. That makes it the 6th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,088 residents.

Basna village has 1,218 males and 1,101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basna has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Basna is 822124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basna covers 382 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basna falls under Nawa Bazar tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basna.

Basna is in Nawa Bazar tehsil of Palamu 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.