About Basahra Village

Basahra is a small village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 123 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares.

Basahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahra village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares)	339 hectares
Population	241
Male Population	123
Female Population	118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basahra compares

By the 2011 count Basahra is the 149th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Basahra

Basahra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basahra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Basahra from other places

Basahra lies about 16 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Lakhakhera, about 7.0 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 Basahra
Nearest railway station	Lakhakhera	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhimarkheda	16 km
District headquarters	Katni	16 km
Nearest town	Murwāra	16 km

Villages closest to Basahra

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

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Common questions about Basahra

As per the Census of India 2011, Basahra village had a population of 241. That makes it the 149th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Basahra village has 123 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahra has about 959 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 958.

Basahra covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basahra falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basahra is Lakhakhera, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Basahra.

Basahra is about 16 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basahra is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Lakhakhera is about 7.0 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 16 km away. Katni is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.