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About Basila Nawasi Village

Basila Nawasi is a mid sized village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,588, made up of 763 males and 825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.18 hectares hectares.

Basila Nawasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basila Nawasi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Area (hectares) 90.18 hectares
Population 1,588
Male Population 763
Female Population 825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
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 Basila Nawasi compares

By the 2011 count Basila Nawasi is the 84th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 90.18 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Basila Nawasi

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

Basila Nawasi lies about 21 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 15 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 Basila Nawasi
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 1.9 km
Nearest town Lalganj 15 km
Nearest railway station Phariha 15 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 21 km

Villages closest to Basila Nawasi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehnagar 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 Basila Nawasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Basila Nawasi village had a population of 1,588. That makes it the 84th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Basila Nawasi village has 763 males and 825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basila Nawasi has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Basila Nawasi covers 90.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basila Nawasi falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basila Nawasi is Phariha, about 15 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 Basila Nawasi.

Basila Nawasi is about 21 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basila Nawasi is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 1.9 km away. Lalganj is about 15 km away. Phariha is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khutwa Chak Khutawa (under 2 km), Daulatpur (under 2 km) and Birbhanpur (under 2 km).

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

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