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About Baski Village

Baski is a mid sized village in Mandar tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,730, made up of 915 males and 815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baski Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baski village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Mandar
Pincode 835205
Area (hectares) 352 hectares
Population 1,730
Male Population 915
Female Population 815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baski compares

By the 2011 count Baski is the 32nd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Baski

Baski is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baski as Available within 5 - 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 Baski from other places

Baski lies about 20 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 6.1 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 Baski
Nearest railway station Itki 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandar 7.1 km
Nearest town Rātu 8.7 km
District headquarters Ranchi 20 km

Villages closest to Baski

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baski village had a population of 1,730. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Baski village has 915 males and 815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baski has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Baski is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baski covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baski falls under Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baski is Itki, about 6.1 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 km distance for Baski.

Baski is about 20 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baski is in Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district. Itki is about 6.1 km away. Mandar is about 7.1 km away. Rātu is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masmano (under 2 km), Nagra (2.2 km) and Sursa (2.7 km).

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

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