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About Basia Village

Basia is a mid sized village in Jalalpur tehsil, in the district of Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,160, made up of 587 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224461, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ambedkar Nagar
Tehsil Jalalpur
Pincode 224461
Area (hectares) 121.1 hectares
Population 1,160
Male Population 587
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
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 Basia compares

By the 2011 count Basia is the 156th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,670 residents. Its 121.1 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Basia

Basia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basia 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 Basia from other places

Basia lies about 18 km from Ambedkar Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Malipur railway station, about 6.6 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 Basia
Tehsil headquarters Jalalpur 6.0 km
Nearest town Jalālpur 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Malipur railway station 6.6 km
District headquarters Ambedkar Nagar 18 km

Villages closest to Basia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basia village had a population of 1,160. That makes it the 156th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,670 residents.

Basia village has 587 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basia has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Basia is 224461. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basia covers 121.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basia falls under Jalalpur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basia is Malipur railway station, about 6.6 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 Basia.

Basia is about 18 km from Ambedkar Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basia is in Jalalpur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district. Jalalpur is about 6.0 km away. Jalālpur is about 6.0 km away. Malipur railway station is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deosara (under 2 km), Karmasipur (1.5 km) and Karmisirpur (1.5 km).

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

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