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About Basara Village

Basara is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 397 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,262 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares.

Basara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 397
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,262
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basara compares

By the 2011 count Basara is the 197th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Basara

Basara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Basara from other places

Basara lies about 25 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, 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 Basara
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 4.6 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 19 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 25 km

Villages closest to Basara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basara village had a population of 898. That makes it the 197th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Basara village has 397 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basara has about 1262 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Basara covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basara falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basara is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 3.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basara.

Basara is about 25 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basara is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 3.8 km away. Badlapur is about 4.6 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banagawan (under 2 km), Newada Mukhalispur (under 2 km) and Kalinjara (under 2 km).

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

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