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About Basari Village

Basari is a mid sized village in Garhakota tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,590, made up of 828 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511 hectares hectares.

Basari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Garhakota
Area (hectares) 511 hectares
Population 1,590
Male Population 828
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basari compares

By the 2011 count Basari is the 16th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 866 residents. Its 511 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Basari

Basari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basari from other places

Basari lies about 40 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ganeshganj, 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 Basari
Tehsil headquarters Garhakota 2.5 km
Nearest town Garhākota 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Ganeshganj 12 km
District headquarters Sagar 40 km

Villages closest to Basari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basari village had a population of 1,590. That makes it the 16th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 866 residents.

Basari village has 828 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basari has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Basari covers 511 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basari falls under Garhakota tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basari is Ganeshganj, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Basari.

Basari is about 40 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basari is in Garhakota tehsil of Sagar district. Garhakota is about 2.5 km away. Garhākota is about 2.5 km away. Ganeshganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhordahar (under 2 km), Belai (under 2 km) and Magardha (under 2 km).

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

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