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About Basai Village

Basai is a large village in Behror tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,076, made up of 1,616 males and 1,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1066 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301709, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basai village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Behror
Pincode 301709
Area (hectares) 1066 hectares
Population 3,076
Male Population 1,616
Female Population 1,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basai compares

By the 2011 count Basai is the 24th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents. Its 1066 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 911.

Getting to Basai

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

Basai lies about 59 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Mirzapur Bachhau, about 12 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 Basai
Tehsil headquarters Behror 10 km
Nearest railway station Mirzapur Bachhau 12 km
District headquarters Alwar 59 km

Villages closest to Basai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basai village had a population of 3,076. That makes it the 24th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents.

Basai village has 1,616 males and 1,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basai has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Basai is 301709. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basai covers 1066 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basai falls under Behror tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Basai is Mirzapur Bachhau, about 12 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 Basai.

Basai is about 59 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basai is in Behror tehsil of Alwar district. Behror is about 10 km away. Mirzapur Bachhau is about 12 km away. Alwar is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Googdiya (under 2 km), Banesinghpura (1.6 km) and Khohar (2.3 km).

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

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