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About Basu Village

Basu is a mid sized village in Girwa tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,497, made up of 772 males and 725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 890.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basu village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Girwa
Pincode 313703
Area (hectares) 890.69 hectares
Population 1,497
Male Population 772
Female Population 725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basu compares

By the 2011 count Basu is the 89th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 890.69 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Basu

Basu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basu as Available within 10+ 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 Basu from other places

Basu lies about 29 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Kharwa Chanda, about 8.2 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 Basu
Nearest railway station Kharwa Chanda 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Girwa 29 km
District headquarters Udaipur 29 km

Villages closest to Basu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basu village had a population of 1,497. That makes it the 89th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Basu village has 772 males and 725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basu has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Basu is 313703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basu covers 890.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basu falls under Girwa tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Basu is Kharwa Chanda, about 8.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basu.

Basu is about 29 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basu is in Girwa tehsil of Udaipur district. Kharwa Chanda is about 8.2 km away. Girwa is about 29 km away. Udaipur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Runeeja (2.2 km), Phoota Pana (2.7 km) and Jagat (4.7 km).

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

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