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About Basarge Bk Village

Basarge Bk is a large village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,136, made up of 2,001 males and 2,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 749 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basarge Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basarge Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416506
Area (hectares) 749 hectares
Population 4,136
Male Population 2,001
Female Population 2,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basarge Bk compares

By the 2011 count Basarge Bk is the 14th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 749 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Basarge Bk

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

Basarge Bk lies about 62 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 26 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 Basarge Bk
Nearest town Sankeshwar 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 12 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 26 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 62 km

Villages closest to Basarge Bk

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basarge Bk village had a population of 4,136. That makes it the 14th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Basarge Bk village has 2,001 males and 2,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basarge Bk has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Basarge Bk is 416506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basarge Bk covers 749 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basarge Bk falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Basarge Bk is Pachhapur, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Basarge Bk.

Basarge Bk is about 62 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basarge Bk is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Sankeshwar is about 8.1 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 12 km away. Pachhapur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halkarni (2.4 km), Chandankud (2.6 km) and Yenechawandi (2.7 km).

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

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