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About Basrai Village

Basrai is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,565, made up of 1,853 males and 1,712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 799 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basrai village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143527
Area (hectares) 799 hectares
Population 3,565
Male Population 1,853
Female Population 1,712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basrai compares

By the 2011 count Basrai is the 18th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 799 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Basrai

Basrai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basrai as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basrai from other places

Basrai lies about 27 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 4.0 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 Basrai
Nearest railway station Qadian 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 20 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 27 km

Villages closest to Basrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basrai village had a population of 3,565. That makes it the 18th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Basrai village has 1,853 males and 1,712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basrai has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Basrai is 143527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basrai covers 799 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basrai falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Basrai is Qadian, about 4.0 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 <5 km distance for Basrai.

Basrai is about 27 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basrai is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 4.0 km away. Batala is about 20 km away. Gurdaspur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhapai (2.3 km), Pandori (2.9 km) and Bhamri (3.2 km).

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

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