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About Basudha Village

Basudha is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,704, made up of 883 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.01 hectares hectares.

Basudha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basudha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 33.01 hectares
Population 1,704
Male Population 883
Female Population 821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Basudha compares

By the 2011 count Basudha is the 66th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 33.01 hectares work out to about 52 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Basudha

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

Basudha lies about 12 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Jagatbela, about 5.4 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 Basudha
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Jagatbela 5.4 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 12 km

Villages closest to Basudha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basudha village had a population of 1,704. That makes it the 66th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Basudha village has 883 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basudha has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Basudha covers 33.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 52 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basudha falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basudha is Jagatbela, about 5.4 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 Basudha.

Basudha is about 12 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basudha is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about 5.1 km away. Jagatbela is about 5.4 km away. Gorakhpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baspar (under 2 km), Malhipur (under 2 km) and Deipar (under 2 km).

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

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