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About Basila Village

Basila is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 974, made up of 466 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basila village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832102
Area (hectares) 173.68 hectares
Population 974
Male Population 466
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
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 Basila compares

By the 2011 count Basila is the 59th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 173.68 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Basila

Basila is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basila 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. The nearest villages by name are Baram Put, Barasai Alias Rangamatiya, Barasigdi and Baredi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Basila

As per the Census of India 2011, Basila village had a population of 974. That makes it the 59th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Basila village has 466 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basila has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Basila is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basila covers 173.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basila falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Basila notes the nearest railway station 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 Basila.

Basila is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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