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About Basahatu Village

Basahatu is a small village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 217 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basahatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 217
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basahatu compares

By the 2011 count Basahatu is the 82nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Basahatu

Basahatu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basahatu as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basahatu from other places

Basahatu lies about 14 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 4.5 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 Basahatu
Nearest railway station Chaibasa 4.5 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 7.4 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 14 km

Villages closest to Basahatu

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 Basahatu

As per the Census of India 2011, Basahatu village had a population of 436. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Basahatu village has 217 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahatu has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Basahatu covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Basahatu is Chaibasa, about 4.5 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 <5 km distance for Basahatu.

Basahatu is about 14 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basahatu is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chaibasa is about 4.5 km away. Chāībāsa is about 4.7 km away. Khuntpani is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Putida (1.6 km), Kundruhatu (3.1 km) and Galubasa (3.3 km).

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

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