About Basai Village

Basai is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 387 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 966.64 hectares hectares.

Basai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basai village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shivpuri
Tehsil	Kolaras
Area (hectares)	966.64 hectares
Population	742
Male Population	387
Female Population	355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basai compares

By the 2011 count Basai is the 71st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 966.64 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Basai

Basai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basai as Available within 5 - 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 Basai from other places

Basai lies about 46 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Lukwasa, about 17 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 Basai
Nearest railway station	Lukwasa	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kolaras	24 km
District headquarters	Shivpuri	46 km

Villages closest to Basai

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

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Common questions about Basai

As per the Census of India 2011, Basai village had a population of 742. That makes it the 71st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Basai village has 387 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basai has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Basai covers 966.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basai falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basai is Lukwasa, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basai.

Basai is about 46 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basai is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Lukwasa is about 17 km away. Kolaras is about 24 km away. Shivpuri is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.