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About Basariya Village

Basariya is a mid sized village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,803, made up of 902 males and 901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basariya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Panki
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 1,803
Male Population 902
Female Population 901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basariya compares

By the 2011 count Basariya is the 17th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Basariya

Basariya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basariya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Basariya from other places

Basariya 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 Basariya
Nearest town Jāridih 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Jarangdih 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Panki 12 km
District headquarters Palamu 12 km

Villages closest to Basariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basariya village had a population of 1,803. That makes it the 17th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Basariya village has 902 males and 901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basariya has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Basariya is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basariya covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basariya falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basariya is Jarangdih, about 5.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basariya.

Basariya 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Asarhia (under 2 km), Bahera (under 2 km) and Chanpi Khurd (5.1 km).

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

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