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About Basa Village

Basa is a mid sized village in Kesli tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 278 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.11 hectares hectares.

Basa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Kesli
Area (hectares) 446.11 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 278
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Basa compares

By the 2011 count Basa is the 77th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 446.11 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Basa

Basa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basa 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 Basa from other places

Basa lies about 54 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 53 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 Basa
Tehsil headquarters Kesli 16 km
Nearest town Deori Khās 37 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 53 km
District headquarters Sagar 54 km

Villages closest to Basa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basa village had a population of 534. That makes it the 77th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Basa village has 278 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basa has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Basa covers 446.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basa falls under Kesli tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basa is Gadarwara, about 53 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 Basa.

Basa is about 54 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basa is in Kesli tehsil of Sagar district. Kesli is about 16 km away. Deori Khās is about 37 km away. Gadarwara is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tulsipar (under 2 km), Berkheri (1.6 km) and Jolanpur (2.7 km).

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

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