About Basila Village

Basila is a large village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,128, made up of 1,066 males and 1,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basila village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Nagri
Pincode	835303
Area (hectares)	259 hectares
Population	2,128
Male Population	1,066
Female Population	1,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basila compares

By the 2011 count Basila is the 11th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Basila

Basila is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basila as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Basila from other places

Basila lies about 16 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 5.2 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 Basila
Tehsil headquarters	Nagri	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Piska	5.2 km
Nearest town	Rātu	14 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	16 km

Villages closest to Basila

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

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Common questions about Basila

As per the Census of India 2011, Basila village had a population of 2,128. That makes it the 11th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Basila village has 1,066 males and 1,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basila has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Basila is 835303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basila covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basila falls under Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basila is Piska, about 5.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basila.

Basila is about 16 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basila is in Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district. Nagri is about 3.0 km away. Piska is about 5.2 km away. Rātu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.