About Basira Village

Basira is a mid sized village in Jagannathpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 257 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basira village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Jagannathpur
Pincode	833203
Area (hectares)	300 hectares
Population	508
Male Population	257
Female Population	251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basira compares

By the 2011 count Basira is the 67th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 300 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Basira

Basira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basira as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Basira from other places

Basira lies about 47 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 4.9 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 Basira
Nearest railway station	Māluka	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagannathpur	8.1 km
Nearest town	Bada Barabīl	31 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	47 km

Villages closest to Basira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basira village had a population of 508. That makes it the 67th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Basira village has 257 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basira has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Basira is 833203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basira covers 300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basira falls under Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basira is Māluka, about 4.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basira.

Basira is about 47 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basira is in Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Māluka is about 4.9 km away. Jagannathpur is about 8.1 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.