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About Bashkhor Kala Village

Bashkhor Kala is a large village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,621, made up of 1,294 males and 1,327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.42 hectares hectares.

Bashkhor Kala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bashkhor Kala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 318.42 hectares
Population 2,621
Male Population 1,294
Female Population 1,327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bashkhor Kala compares

By the 2011 count Bashkhor Kala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 318.42 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Bashkhor Kala

Bashkhor Kala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bashkhor Kala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bashkhor Kala from other places

Bashkhor Kala lies about 26 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Orwara, about 19 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 Bashkhor Kala
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 12 km
Nearest railway station Orwara 19 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 21 km
District headquarters Basti 26 km

Villages closest to Bashkhor Kala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rudhauli 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 Bashkhor Kala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bashkhor Kala village had a population of 2,621. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Bashkhor Kala village has 1,294 males and 1,327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bashkhor Kala has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Bashkhor Kala covers 318.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bashkhor Kala falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bashkhor Kala is Orwara, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bashkhor Kala.

Bashkhor Kala is about 26 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bashkhor Kala is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 12 km away. Orwara is about 19 km away. Mehndāwal is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandia (under 2 km), Jigina (under 2 km) and Dadwa Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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