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About Basata Village

Basata is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 369 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 889.28 hectares hectares.

Basata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basata village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 889.28 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 369
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basata compares

By the 2011 count Basata is the 106th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 889.28 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Basata

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

Basata lies about 45 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khajuraho, about 12 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 Basata
Nearest town Khajuraho Group of Monuments 12 km
Nearest railway station Khajuraho 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 17 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 45 km

Villages closest to Basata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basata village had a population of 704. That makes it the 106th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Basata village has 369 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basata has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Basata covers 889.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basata falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basata is Khajuraho, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Basata.

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

Basata is in Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Khajuraho Group of Monuments is about 12 km away. Khajuraho is about 12 km away. Rajnagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamna (under 2 km), Shivrajpur (2.6 km) and Khad Khurdi (3.0 km).

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

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