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About Baskhari Village

Baskhari is one of the larger villages in Tanda tehsil, in the district of Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,053, made up of 5,065 males and 4,988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baskhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baskhari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ambedkar Nagar
Tehsil Tanda
Pincode 224129
Area (hectares) 297.08 hectares
Population 10,053
Male Population 5,065
Female Population 4,988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baskhari compares

By the 2011 count Baskhari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,297 residents. Its 297.08 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Baskhari

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

How far is Baskhari from other places

Baskhari lies about 14 km from Ambedkar Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Akbarpur Junction, about 23 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 Baskhari
District headquarters Ambedkar Nagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tanda 16 km
Nearest town Jalālpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Akbarpur Junction 23 km

Villages closest to Baskhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baskhari village had a population of 10,053. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,297 residents.

Baskhari village has 5,065 males and 4,988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baskhari has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Baskhari is 224129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baskhari covers 297.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baskhari falls under Tanda tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baskhari is Akbarpur Junction, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baskhari.

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

Baskhari is in Tanda tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district. Ambedkar Nagar is about 14 km away. Tanda is about 16 km away. Jalālpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khusrupur (under 2 km), Barhe Afdilpur (1.7 km) and Motigarpur (1.7 km).

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

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