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About Pura Basavak Village

Pura Basavak is a small village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 110 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,255 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Basavak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura Basavak village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222136
Area (hectares) 26.47 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 110
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,255
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pura Basavak compares

By the 2011 count Pura Basavak is the 503rd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 26.47 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Pura Basavak

Pura Basavak is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pura Basavak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pura Basavak from other places

Pura Basavak lies about 15 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shudnipur, about 2.8 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 Pura Basavak
Nearest railway station Shudnipur 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 6.6 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 6.6 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 15 km

Villages closest to Pura Basavak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mariahu 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 Pura Basavak

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura Basavak village had a population of 248. That makes it the 503rd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Pura Basavak village has 110 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura Basavak has about 1255 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Pura Basavak is 222136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura Basavak covers 26.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pura Basavak falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura Basavak is Shudnipur, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pura Basavak.

Pura Basavak is about 15 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura Basavak is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shudnipur is about 2.8 km away. Mariahu is about 6.6 km away. Mariāhu is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pura Lakshmi Narain (under 2 km), Nayakpur (under 2 km) and Kalyanpur (under 2 km).

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

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