About Basko Village

Basko is a small village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 144 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basko village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Pathna
Pincode	815109
Area (hectares)	76.79 hectares
Population	294
Male Population	144
Female Population	150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basko compares

By the 2011 count Basko is the 71st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 76.79 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Basko

Basko is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basko from other places

Basko lies about 42 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 4.8 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 Basko
Nearest railway station	Barharwa Junction	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathna	4.9 km
Nearest town	Farakka	18 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	42 km

Villages closest to Basko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basko village had a population of 294. That makes it the 71st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Basko village has 144 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basko has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Basko is 815109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basko covers 76.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basko falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basko is Barharwa Junction, about 4.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basko.

Basko is about 42 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basko is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Barharwa Junction is about 4.8 km away. Pathna is about 4.9 km away. Farakka is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.