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About Baskopahar Village

Baskopahar is a small village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 70 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baskopahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baskopahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 74.06 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 70
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
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 Baskopahar compares

By the 2011 count Baskopahar is the 121st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 74.06 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Baskopahar

Baskopahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baskopahar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baskopahar from other places

Baskopahar lies about 33 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Dhamdhamia, about 6.6 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 Baskopahar
Nearest railway station Dhamdhamia 6.6 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 33 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 33 km

Villages closest to Baskopahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baskopahar village had a population of 149. That makes it the 121st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Baskopahar village has 70 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baskopahar has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Baskopahar is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baskopahar covers 74.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baskopahar falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baskopahar is Dhamdhamia, about 6.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baskopahar.

Baskopahar is about 33 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baskopahar is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Dhamdhamia is about 6.6 km away. Rājmahal is about 17 km away. Barhait is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamugoda (under 2 km), Piparjuria (1.5 km) and Kochlo (1.6 km).

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

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