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About Basua Village

Basua is a mid sized village in Bharatpur tehsil, in the district of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,114, made up of 613 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basua village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bharatpur
Tehsil Bharatpur
Pincode 321303
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 1,114
Male Population 613
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basua compares

By the 2011 count Basua is the 63rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Basua

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

How far is Basua from other places

Basua lies about 14 km from Bharatpur, and the nearest railway station is Jaicholi, about 6.1 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 Basua
Nearest railway station Jaicholi 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharatpur 14 km

Villages closest to Basua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basua village had a population of 1,114. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents.

Basua village has 613 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basua has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Basua is 321303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basua covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basua falls under Bharatpur tehsil of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Basua is Jaicholi, about 6.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Basua.

Basua is about 14 km from Bharatpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basua is in Bharatpur tehsil of Bharatpur district. Jaicholi is about 6.1 km away. Bharatpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansi Khurd (under 2 km), Bansi Kalan (under 2 km) and Dhanota (2.3 km).

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

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