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About Basanya Village

Basanya is a mid sized village in Amla tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 302 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.17 hectares hectares.

Basanya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basanya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Amla
Area (hectares) 250.17 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 302
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basanya compares

By the 2011 count Basanya is the 107th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 250.17 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Basanya

Basanya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Basanya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basanya from other places

Basanya lies about 45 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Bordhai, about 2.7 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 Basanya
Nearest railway station Bordhai 2.7 km
Nearest town Sārni 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Amla 22 km
District headquarters Betul 45 km

Villages closest to Basanya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basanya village had a population of 565. That makes it the 107th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Basanya village has 302 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basanya has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Basanya covers 250.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basanya falls under Amla tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basanya is Bordhai, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basanya.

Basanya is about 45 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basanya is in Amla tehsil of Betul district. Bordhai is about 2.7 km away. Sārni is about 20 km away. Amla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malegaon (under 2 km), Bamla (2.3 km) and Kacharboh (2.4 km).

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

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