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About Basera Village

Basera is a mid sized village in Najibabad tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 530 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246731, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basera village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Najibabad
Pincode 246731
Area (hectares) 136.87 hectares
Population 1,024
Male Population 530
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basera compares

By the 2011 count Basera is the 184th largest of the 392 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,309 residents. Its 136.87 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Basera

Basera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basera as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Basera from other places

Basera lies about 30 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Puraini, about 2.8 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 Basera
Nearest railway station Puraini 2.8 km
Nearest town Nihtaur 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Najibabad 29 km
District headquarters Bijnor 30 km

Villages closest to Basera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basera village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 184th largest of the 392 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,309 residents.

Basera village has 530 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basera has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Basera is 246731. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basera covers 136.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basera falls under Najibabad tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basera is Puraini, about 2.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basera.

Basera is about 30 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basera is in Najibabad tehsil of Bijnor district. Puraini is about 2.8 km away. Nihtaur is about 7.5 km away. Najibabad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirthipur (3.7 km), Bhagwan Wala (3.8 km) and Mustafapur Navabad (4.5 km).

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

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