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About Basiyakhor Village

Basiyakhor is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,234, made up of 630 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.19 hectares hectares.

Basiyakhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basiyakhor village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 84.19 hectares
Population 1,234
Male Population 630
Female Population 604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basiyakhor compares

By the 2011 count Basiyakhor is the 127th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 84.19 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Basiyakhor

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

How far is Basiyakhor from other places

Basiyakhor lies about 17 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 9.3 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 Basiyakhor
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 9.3 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 17 km

Villages closest to Basiyakhor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basiyakhor village had a population of 1,234. That makes it the 127th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Basiyakhor village has 630 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basiyakhor has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Basiyakhor covers 84.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basiyakhor falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basiyakhor is Sahjanwa, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Basiyakhor.

Basiyakhor is about 17 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basiyakhor is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 3.9 km away. Sahjanwa is about 9.3 km away. Gorakhpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doro (under 2 km), Chhatapar (under 2 km) and Tarsan (under 2 km).

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

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