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About Basandra Village

Basandra is a mid sized village in Hatod tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,507, made up of 770 males and 737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738.98 hectares hectares.

Basandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basandra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Hatod
Area (hectares) 738.98 hectares
Population 1,507
Male Population 770
Female Population 737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basandra compares

By the 2011 count Basandra is the 14th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents. Its 738.98 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Basandra

Basandra 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 Basandra as Available within 5 - 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 Basandra from other places

Basandra lies about 19 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Balauda Takun, about 2.3 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 Basandra
Nearest railway station Balauda Takun 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Hatod 7.5 km
Nearest town Bāngarda Chhota 15 km
District headquarters Indore 19 km

Villages closest to Basandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basandra village had a population of 1,507. That makes it the 14th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents.

Basandra village has 770 males and 737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basandra has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Basandra covers 738.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basandra falls under Hatod tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basandra is Balauda Takun, about 2.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basandra.

Basandra is about 19 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basandra is in Hatod tehsil of Indore district. Balauda Takun is about 2.3 km away. Hatod is about 7.5 km away. Bāngarda Chhota is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nahar Kheda (1.9 km), Jinda Kheda (2.3 km) and Jamburdi Sarwar (2.7 km).

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

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