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About Basana Khas Village

Basana Khas is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,945, made up of 1,202 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 618 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basana Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basana Khas village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 212405
Area (hectares) 191.6 hectares
Population 1,945
Male Population 1,202
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 618
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basana Khas compares

By the 2011 count Basana Khas is the 158th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 191.6 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Basana Khas

Basana Khas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basana Khas 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basana Khas from other places

Basana Khas lies about 32 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Ugrasenpur, about 4.1 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 Basana Khas
Nearest railway station Ugrasenpur 4.1 km
Nearest town Phulpur 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 20 km
District headquarters Allahabad 32 km

Villages closest to Basana Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handia 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 Basana Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Basana Khas village had a population of 1,945. That makes it the 158th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Basana Khas village has 1,202 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basana Khas has about 618 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Basana Khas is 212405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basana Khas covers 191.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basana Khas falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basana Khas is Ugrasenpur, about 4.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basana Khas.

Basana Khas is about 32 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basana Khas is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Ugrasenpur is about 4.1 km away. Phulpur is about 5.3 km away. Handia 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 Jamuwa (under 2 km), Karuwa Dih (2.0 km) and Purethakurain (2.1 km).

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

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