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About Basawa Village

Basawa is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,363, made up of 635 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.66 hectares hectares.

Basawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 249.66 hectares
Population 1,363
Male Population 635
Female Population 728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
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 Basawa compares

By the 2011 count Basawa is the 129th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 249.66 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Basawa

Basawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basawa 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 Basawa from other places

Basawa lies about 148 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Dandupur, about 10 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 Basawa
Nearest railway station Dandupur 10 km
Nearest town Bela 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 20 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 148 km

Villages closest to Basawa

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 Basawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Basawa village had a population of 1,363. That makes it the 129th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Basawa village has 635 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basawa has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Basawa covers 249.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Basawa is Dandupur, about 10 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 Basawa.

Basawa is about 148 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basawa is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Dandupur is about 10 km away. Bela is about 16 km away. Jakhania is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadhdupur Mo Semaur (under 2 km), Mathmauni Chak (under 2 km) and Maudih (under 2 km).

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

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