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About Basai Village

Basai is a small village in Tijara tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 66 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301707, 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 Tijara
Pincode 301707
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 129
Male Population 66
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basai compares

By the 2011 count Basai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Basai

Basai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basai 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 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 54 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Banchari, about 32 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
Nearest town Fīrozpur Jhirka 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tijara 20 km
Nearest railway station Banchari 32 km
District headquarters Alwar 54 km

Villages closest to Basai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tijara 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 129. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents.

Basai village has 66 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basai has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Basai is 301707. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basai covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basai falls under Tijara tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Basai is Banchari, about 32 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basai.

Basai is about 54 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 Tijara tehsil of Alwar district. Fīrozpur Jhirka is about 14 km away. Tijara is about 20 km away. Banchari is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lapala (12 km), Neemli (12 km) and Baghor (13 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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