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About Basingi Village

Basingi is a large village in Bahalda tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,624, made up of 1,284 males and 1,340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basingi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basingi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Bahalda
Pincode 757046
Area (hectares) 519 hectares
Population 2,624
Male Population 1,284
Female Population 1,340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basingi compares

By the 2011 count Basingi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 519 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1094.

Getting to Basingi

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

Basingi lies about 78 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Aunlajori Junction, about 8.0 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 Basingi
Tehsil headquarters Bahalda 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Aunlajori Junction 8.0 km
Nearest town Rairangpur 11 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 78 km

Villages closest to Basingi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basingi village had a population of 2,624. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Basingi village has 1,284 males and 1,340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basingi has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1094.

The pincode recorded for Basingi is 757046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basingi covers 519 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basingi falls under Bahalda tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Basingi is Aunlajori Junction, about 8.0 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 Basingi.

Basingi is about 78 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basingi is in Bahalda tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Bahalda is about 5.4 km away. Aunlajori Junction is about 8.0 km away. Rairangpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahalda (5.4 km), Jialda (19 km) and Dakadihi (22 km).

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

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