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About Basakuti Village

Basakuti is a small village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 222 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basakuti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basakuti village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 252 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 222
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basakuti compares

By the 2011 count Basakuti is the 79th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 252 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Basakuti

Basakuti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basakuti as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Basakuti from other places

Basakuti lies about 12 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 7.0 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 Basakuti
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Barabambo 7.0 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 11 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 12 km

Villages closest to Basakuti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basakuti village had a population of 447. That makes it the 79th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Basakuti village has 222 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basakuti has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Basakuti is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basakuti covers 252 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basakuti falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basakuti is Barabambo, about 7.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basakuti.

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

Basakuti is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Khuntpani is about 1.8 km away. Barabambo is about 7.0 km away. Chakradharpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bindirangroi (under 2 km), Bandarangroi (under 2 km) and Murhatu (1.7 km).

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

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