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About Baslai Village

Baslai is a mid sized village in Sardarpur tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 564 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 618.56 hectares hectares.

Baslai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baslai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Sardarpur
Area (hectares) 618.56 hectares
Population 1,161
Male Population 564
Female Population 597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baslai compares

By the 2011 count Baslai is the 69th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,407 residents. Its 618.56 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Baslai

Baslai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baslai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baslai from other places

Baslai lies about 39 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Barnagar, about 35 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 Baslai
Nearest town Badnāwar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sardarpur 27 km
Nearest railway station Barnagar 35 km
District headquarters Dhar 39 km

Villages closest to Baslai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baslai village had a population of 1,161. That makes it the 69th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,407 residents.

Baslai village has 564 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baslai has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Baslai covers 618.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baslai falls under Sardarpur tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baslai is Barnagar, about 35 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baslai.

Baslai is about 39 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baslai is in Sardarpur tehsil of Dhar district. Badnāwar is about 21 km away. Sardarpur is about 27 km away. Barnagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akolya (2.0 km), Sinduriya (2.8 km) and Patolaya (3.3 km).

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

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