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About Basahara Village

Basahara is a small village in Chandla tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 77 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 636 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.26 hectares hectares.

Basahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chandla
Area (hectares) 297.26 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 77
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 636
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basahara compares

By the 2011 count Basahara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents. Its 297.26 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 863.

Getting to Basahara

Basahara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basahara as Available within <5 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 Basahara from other places

Basahara lies about 65 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Singhpur Dumra, about 31 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 Basahara
Tehsil headquarters Chandla 4.9 km
Nearest town Lauri 20 km
Nearest railway station Singhpur Dumra 31 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 65 km

Villages closest to Basahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basahara village had a population of 126. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents.

Basahara village has 77 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahara has about 636 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 863.

Basahara covers 297.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basahara falls under Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basahara is Singhpur Dumra, about 31 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 10+ km distance for Basahara.

Basahara is about 65 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basahara is in Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Chandla is about 4.9 km away. Lauri is about 20 km away. Singhpur Dumra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patalee (under 2 km), Ramjhala (1.7 km) and Raopur (1.9 km).

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

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