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About Basahatu Village

Basahatu is a mid sized village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 767, made up of 370 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basahatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 320 hectares
Population 767
Male Population 370
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 44th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Basahatu

Basahatu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basahatu as Available within 5 - 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 21 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 17 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 Ichagarh 11 km
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 17 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 21 km
Nearest town Būndu 30 km

Villages closest to Basahatu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ichagarh 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 767. That makes it the 44th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Basahatu village has 370 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahatu has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Basahatu is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basahatu covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basahatu falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basahatu is Bakarkudi, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Basahatu.

Basahatu is about 21 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basahatu is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 11 km away. Bakarkudi is about 17 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deultanr (under 2 km), Agsia (2.2 km) and Dhadhkidih (2.5 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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