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About Basawan Village

Basawan is a mid sized village in Milkipur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 797, made up of 390 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224184, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Milkipur
Pincode 224184
Area (hectares) 108.91 hectares
Population 797
Male Population 390
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basawan compares

By the 2011 count Basawan is the 204th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 108.91 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Basawan

Basawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basawan from other places

Basawan lies about 16 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Bharatkund, about 7.6 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 Basawan
Nearest railway station Bharatkund 7.6 km
District headquarters Faizabad 16 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Milkipur 16 km

Villages closest to Basawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basawan village had a population of 797. That makes it the 204th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Basawan village has 390 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basawan has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Basawan is 224184. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basawan covers 108.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basawan falls under Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basawan is Bharatkund, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basawan.

Basawan is about 16 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basawan is in Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district. Bharatkund is about 7.6 km away. Faizabad is about 16 km away. Fyzābād is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bawan (under 2 km), Taksara (under 2 km) and Rampurwa (1.6 km).

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

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