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About Basaha Village

Basaha is a small village in Unchahara tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 182 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.58 hectares hectares.

Basaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basaha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Unchahara
Area (hectares) 358.58 hectares
Population 350
Male Population 182
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basaha compares

By the 2011 count Basaha is the 126th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 358.58 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Basaha

Basaha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Basaha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Basaha from other places

Basaha lies about 28 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Khutaha, about 3.9 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 Basaha
Nearest railway station Khutaha 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Unchahara 28 km
District headquarters Satna 28 km

Villages closest to Basaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basaha village had a population of 350. That makes it the 126th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Basaha village has 182 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basaha has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Basaha covers 358.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basaha falls under Unchahara tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basaha is Khutaha, about 3.9 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 10+ km distance for Basaha.

Basaha is about 28 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basaha is in Unchahara tehsil of Satna district. Khutaha is about 3.9 km away. Unchahara is about 28 km away. Satna is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karaundi (under 2 km), Naugawan (6.4 km) and Gadri (7.2 km).

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

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