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About Baskararajapuram Village

Baskararajapuram is a mid sized village in Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 274 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baskararajapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baskararajapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Thiruvidaimarudur
Pincode 609802
Area (hectares) 83.87 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 274
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baskararajapuram compares

By the 2011 count Baskararajapuram is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents. Its 83.87 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Baskararajapuram

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

Baskararajapuram lies about 20 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Papanasam, about under 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 Baskararajapuram
Nearest railway station Papanasam under 2 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruvidaimarudur 20 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 20 km

Villages closest to Baskararajapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baskararajapuram village had a population of 556. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents.

Baskararajapuram village has 274 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baskararajapuram has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Baskararajapuram is 609802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baskararajapuram covers 83.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baskararajapuram falls under Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Baskararajapuram is Papanasam, about under 2 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 Baskararajapuram.

Baskararajapuram is about 20 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baskararajapuram is in Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil of Thanjavur district. Papanasam is about under 2 km away. Kumbakonam is about 15 km away. Thiruvidaimarudur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarabojirajapuram (4.9 km), Puthur (4.9 km) and Manikudi (5.2 km).

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

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