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About Besra Village

Besra is a mid sized village in Malthon tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,006, made up of 474 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.51 hectares hectares.

Besra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Besra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Malthon
Area (hectares) 469.51 hectares
Population 1,006
Male Population 474
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Besra compares

By the 2011 count Besra is the 41st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 866 residents. Its 469.51 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Besra

Besra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Besra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Besra from other places

Besra lies about 56 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Mohasa, about 22 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 Besra
Tehsil headquarters Malthon 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Mohasa 22 km
Nearest town Etāwa 30 km
District headquarters Sagar 56 km

Villages closest to Besra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Besra village had a population of 1,006. That makes it the 41st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 866 residents.

Besra village has 474 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Besra has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Besra covers 469.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Besra falls under Malthon tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Besra is Mohasa, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Besra.

Besra is about 56 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Besra is in Malthon tehsil of Sagar district. Malthon is about 5.7 km away. Mohasa is about 22 km away. Etāwa is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunwar Pura (under 2 km), Sipur Khurd (under 2 km) and Jamundhana (2.2 km).

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

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