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About Basgit Village

Basgit is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,105, made up of 527 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basgit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basgit village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222142
Area (hectares) 124.78 hectares
Population 1,105
Male Population 527
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basgit compares

By the 2011 count Basgit is the 206th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 124.78 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Basgit

Basgit is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basgit as Available within 5 - 10 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 Basgit from other places

Basgit lies about 28 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kirakat, about 4.9 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 Basgit
Nearest railway station Kirakat 4.9 km
Nearest town Lalganj 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 28 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 28 km

Villages closest to Basgit

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basgit village had a population of 1,105. That makes it the 206th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Basgit village has 527 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basgit has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Basgit is 222142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basgit covers 124.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basgit falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basgit is Kirakat, about 4.9 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 km distance for Basgit.

Basgit is about 28 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basgit is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kirakat is about 4.9 km away. Lalganj is about 14 km away. Kerakat is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pithapur (under 2 km), Amhit (under 2 km) and Puranpur (1.5 km).

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

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