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About Basubahal Village

Basubahal is a mid sized village in Lahunipara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 254 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basubahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basubahal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Lahunipara
Pincode 770040
Area (hectares) 275 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 254
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basubahal compares

By the 2011 count Basubahal is the 36th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 454 residents. Its 275 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Basubahal

Basubahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basubahal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basubahal from other places

Basubahal lies about 103 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Gaganaposh, about 8.2 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 Basubahal
Tehsil headquarters Lahunipara 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Gaganaposh 8.2 km
Nearest town Raurkela Industrial Township 39 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 103 km

Villages closest to Basubahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basubahal village had a population of 515. That makes it the 36th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 454 residents.

Basubahal village has 254 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basubahal has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Basubahal is 770040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basubahal covers 275 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basubahal falls under Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Basubahal is Gaganaposh, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basubahal.

Basubahal is about 103 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basubahal is in Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district. Lahunipara is about 5.9 km away. Gaganaposh is about 8.2 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanbasubahal (under 2 km), Kudeikela (under 2 km) and Sankendudihi (3.1 km).

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

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