Skip to main content

About Basuwari Village

Basuwari is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 324 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 275204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basuwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basuwari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Pincode 275204
Area (hectares) 14.9 hectares
Population 604
Male Population 324
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basuwari compares

By the 2011 count Basuwari is the 274th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 14.9 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Basuwari

Basuwari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basuwari 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basuwari from other places

Basuwari lies about 118 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 15 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 Basuwari
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 18 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 118 km

Villages closest to Basuwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basuwari village had a population of 604. That makes it the 274th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Basuwari village has 324 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basuwari has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Basuwari is 275204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basuwari covers 14.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basuwari falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basuwari is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Basuwari.

Basuwari is about 118 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basuwari is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Machhlīshahr is about 7.5 km away. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 15 km away. Jakhania is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewaria (under 2 km), Rewaria (under 2 km) and Sedhuwari (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All