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About Basaniya Village

Basaniya is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,034, made up of 536 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.68 hectares hectares.

Basaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basaniya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 111.68 hectares
Population 1,034
Male Population 536
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basaniya compares

By the 2011 count Basaniya is the 128th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 111.68 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Basaniya

Basaniya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basaniya as Available within 5 - 10 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 Basaniya from other places

Basaniya lies about 12 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 12 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 Basaniya
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 12 km
District headquarters Chandauli 12 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 12 km

Villages closest to Basaniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basaniya village had a population of 1,034. That makes it the 128th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Basaniya village has 536 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basaniya has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Basaniya covers 111.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basaniya falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basaniya is Chandauli Majhwar, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Basaniya.

Basaniya is about 12 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basaniya is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 12 km away. Chandauli is about 12 km away. Chandauli Majhwar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pursotampur Kalan (under 2 km), Pursotampur Khurd (under 2 km) and Sota (under 2 km).

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

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