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About Basai Village

Basai is a large village in Tundla tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,432, made up of 1,312 males and 1,120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 283204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Tundla
Pincode 283204
Area (hectares) 275.63 hectares
Population 2,432
Male Population 1,312
Female Population 1,120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basai compares

By the 2011 count Basai is the 41st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,146 residents. Its 275.63 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 854.

Getting to Basai

The census records public bus service for Basai as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basai from other places

Basai lies about 16 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Tundla Junction, about 3.8 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 Basai
Tehsil headquarters Tundla 3.0 km
Nearest town Tūndla 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Tundla Junction 3.8 km
District headquarters Firozabad 16 km

Villages closest to Basai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basai village had a population of 2,432. That makes it the 41st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,146 residents.

Basai village has 1,312 males and 1,120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basai has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 854.

The pincode recorded for Basai is 283204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basai covers 275.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basai falls under Tundla tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basai is Tundla Junction, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

Basai is in Tundla tehsil of Firozabad district. Tundla is about 3.0 km away. Tūndla is about 3.0 km away. Tundla Junction is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohammadpur (under 2 km), Jaj Pur (under 2 km) and Alawalpur (under 2 km).

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

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