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About Basiya Village

Basiya is a small village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 241 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.55 hectares hectares.

Basiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 242.55 hectares
Population 456
Male Population 241
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 Basiya compares

By the 2011 count Basiya is the 107th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 242.55 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Basiya

Basiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basiya 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 Basiya from other places

Basiya lies about 57 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gulabhganj, about 44 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 Basiya
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Gulabhganj 44 km
District headquarters Raisen 57 km

Villages closest to Basiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basiya village had a population of 456. That makes it the 107th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Basiya village has 241 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basiya has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Basiya covers 242.55 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.

Basiya falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basiya is Gulabhganj, about 44 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 Basiya.

Basiya is about 57 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basiya is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 9.9 km away. Gulabhganj is about 44 km away. Raisen is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barha (under 2 km), Barkhoa (under 2 km) and Dhandhiya (under 2 km).

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

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