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About Basauli Village

Basauli is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 973, made up of 506 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.66 hectares hectares.

Basauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basauli village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 68.66 hectares
Population 973
Male Population 506
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Basauli compares

By the 2011 count Basauli is the 145th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 68.66 hectares work out to about 14 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 Basauli

Basauli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basauli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basauli from other places

Basauli lies about 50 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Sonbhadra, 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 Basauli
Nearest railway station Sonbhadra 19 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 26 km
District headquarters Chandauli 50 km

Villages closest to Basauli

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 Basauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Basauli village had a population of 973. That makes it the 145th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Basauli village has 506 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basauli has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Basauli covers 68.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Basauli is Sonbhadra, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basauli.

Basauli is about 50 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basauli is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Sonbhadra is about 19 km away. Robertsganj is about 19 km away. Chakia is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laltapur (under 2 km), Thatwa (1.7 km) and Saharastal (2.7 km).

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

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