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About Beguniabasta Village

Beguniabasta is a large village in Astaranga tehsil, in the district of Puri, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,448, made up of 1,262 males and 1,186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beguniabasta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beguniabasta village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Puri
Tehsil Astaranga
Pincode 752109
Area (hectares) 301 hectares
Population 2,448
Male Population 1,262
Female Population 1,186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Beguniabasta compares

By the 2011 count Beguniabasta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 301 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Beguniabasta

Beguniabasta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Beguniabasta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Beguniabasta from other places

Beguniabasta lies about 28 km from Puri, and the nearest railway station is Sakhigopal, about 23 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 Beguniabasta
Nearest railway station Sakhigopal 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Astaranga 25 km
District headquarters Puri 28 km

Villages closest to Beguniabasta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Beguniabasta village had a population of 2,448. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Beguniabasta village has 1,262 males and 1,186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beguniabasta has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Beguniabasta is 752109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beguniabasta covers 301 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Beguniabasta falls under Astaranga tehsil of Puri district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Beguniabasta is Sakhigopal, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Beguniabasta.

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

Beguniabasta is in Astaranga tehsil of Puri district. Sakhigopal is about 23 km away. Astaranga is about 25 km away. Puri 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 Bantilo (4.3 km), Olara (15 km) and Astaranga (25 km).

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

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