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About Basarge Village

Basarge is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,658, made up of 834 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 739 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basarge Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basarge village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Pincode 416507
Area (hectares) 739 hectares
Population 1,658
Male Population 834
Female Population 824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basarge compares

By the 2011 count Basarge is the 32nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 739 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Basarge

Basarge is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basarge as Available within village. 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 Basarge from other places

Basarge lies about 86 km from Kolhapur. 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 Basarge
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 15 km
Nearest town Belagavi 21 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 86 km

Villages closest to Basarge

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basarge village had a population of 1,658. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Basarge village has 834 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basarge has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Basarge is 416507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basarge covers 739 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basarge falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Basarge notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basarge.

Basarge is about 86 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basarge is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 15 km away. Belagavi is about 21 km away. Kolhapur is about 86 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangaon (under 2 km), Malgad (2.1 km) and Dukkarwadi (2.3 km).

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

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