About Basaura Village

Basaura is a mid sized village in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 840, made up of 438 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basaura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Nilambar Pitambarpur
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	80.77 hectares
Population	840
Male Population	438
Female Population	402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basaura compares

By the 2011 count Basaura is the 46th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 871 residents. Its 80.77 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Basaura

Basaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basaura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basaura from other places

Basaura lies about 12 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 5.1 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 Basaura
Nearest town	Jāridih	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Jarangdih	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nilambar Pitambarpur	12 km
District headquarters	Palamu	12 km

Villages closest to Basaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nilambar Pitambarpur 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 Basaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Basaura village had a population of 840. That makes it the 46th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 871 residents.

Basaura village has 438 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basaura has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Basaura is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basaura covers 80.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basaura falls under Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basaura is Jarangdih, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Basaura is about 12 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basaura is in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Jāridih is about 4.7 km away. Jarangdih is about 5.1 km away. Nilambar Pitambarpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.