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About Basahata Village

Basahata is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 456 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.24 hectares hectares.

Basahata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahata village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 82.24 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 456
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basahata compares

By the 2011 count Basahata is the 265th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 82.24 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Basahata

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

How far is Basahata from other places

Basahata lies about 56 km from Jaunpur, 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 Basahata
Nearest railway station Dandupur 10 km
Nearest town Bela 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 33 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 56 km

Villages closest to Basahata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basahata village had a population of 954. That makes it the 265th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Basahata village has 456 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahata has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

Basahata covers 82.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basahata falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basahata is Dandupur, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basahata.

Basahata is about 56 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basahata is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Dandupur is about 10 km away. Bela is about 16 km away. Machhlishahr is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golhanamau (under 2 km), Sarvemau (under 2 km) and Kora (5.1 km).

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

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