About Basian Village

Basian is a large village in Abohar tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,954, made up of 2,103 males and 1,851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1568.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Abohar
Pincode	152117
Area (hectares)	1568.21 hectares
Population	3,954
Male Population	2,103
Female Population	1,851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Basian compares

By the 2011 count Basian is the 32nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents. Its 1568.21 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Basian

Basian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basian from other places

Basian lies about 92 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Bahawalbas, about under 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 Basian
Nearest railway station	Bahawalbas	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Abohar	7.2 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	92 km

Villages closest to Basian

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

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Common questions about Basian

As per the Census of India 2011, Basian village had a population of 3,954. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents.

Basian village has 2,103 males and 1,851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basian has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Basian is 152117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basian covers 1568.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basian falls under Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Basian is Bahawalbas, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basian.

Basian is about 92 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basian is in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. Bahawalbas is about under 2 km away. Abohar is about 7.2 km away. Firozpur is about 92 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.