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About Basahatu Village

Basahatu is a mid sized village in Rahe tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,011, made up of 523 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basahatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Rahe
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 133.4 hectares
Population 1,011
Male Population 523
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basahatu compares

By the 2011 count Basahatu is the 21st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 133.4 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Basahatu

Basahatu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Basahatu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Basahatu from other places

Basahatu lies about 44 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Kita, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters Rahe 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Kita 10 km
Nearest town Būndu 20 km
District headquarters Ranchi 44 km

Villages closest to Basahatu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rahe 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 1,011. That makes it the 21st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Basahatu village has 523 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahatu has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Basahatu is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basahatu covers 133.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basahatu falls under Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basahatu is Kita, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basahatu.

Basahatu is about 44 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basahatu is in Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district. Rahe is about 9.4 km away. Kita is about 10 km away. Būndu is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ichahatu (under 2 km), Torang (1.7 km) and Paramdih (2.0 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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