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About Tok Basko Village

Tok Basko is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 57 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,228 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tok Basko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tok Basko village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 250.69 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 57
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,228
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 Tok Basko compares

By the 2011 count Tok Basko is the 144th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 250.69 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Tok Basko

Tok Basko is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tok Basko 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 Tok Basko from other places

Tok Basko lies about 34 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 25 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 Tok Basko
Tehsil headquarters Borio 12 km
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 25 km
Nearest town Godda 33 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 34 km

Villages closest to Tok Basko

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Borio 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 Tok Basko

As per the Census of India 2011, Tok Basko village had a population of 127. That makes it the 144th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Tok Basko village has 57 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tok Basko has about 1228 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Tok Basko is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tok Basko covers 250.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tok Basko falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tok Basko is Tinpahar Junction, about 25 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 Tok Basko.

Tok Basko is about 34 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tok Basko is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 12 km away. Tinpahar Junction is about 25 km away. Godda 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 Bunda (2.2 km), Bundabedo (2.2 km) and Chhota Daulepahar (2.4 km).

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

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