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About Basahi Village

Basahi is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,145, made up of 591 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 576201
Area (hectares) 74.59 hectares
Population 1,145
Male Population 591
Female Population 554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basahi compares

By the 2011 count Basahi is the 170th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 74.59 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Basahi

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

How far is Basahi from other places

Basahi lies about 170 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Kundaharnamganj, about 3.7 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 Basahi
Nearest town Kunda 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Kundaharnamganj 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 28 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 170 km

Villages closest to Basahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basahi village had a population of 1,145. That makes it the 170th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Basahi village has 591 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahi has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Basahi is 576201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basahi covers 74.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basahi falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basahi is Kundaharnamganj, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basahi.

Basahi is about 170 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basahi is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Kunda is about 3.3 km away. Kundaharnamganj is about 3.7 km away. Lalganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairdih (3.2 km), Bhulandih (3.2 km) and Chaki Dih (3.2 km).

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

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