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About Basauli Village

Basauli is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,836, made up of 942 males and 894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.43 hectares hectares.

Basauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basauli village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 183.43 hectares
Population 1,836
Male Population 942
Female Population 894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basauli compares

By the 2011 count Basauli is the 120th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 183.43 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Basauli

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

How far is Basauli from other places

Basauli lies about 38 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalganj, about 14 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 Basauli
Nearest railway station Harpalganj 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 19 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 19 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 38 km

Villages closest to Basauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basauli village had a population of 1,836. That makes it the 120th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Basauli village has 942 males and 894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basauli has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Basauli covers 183.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basauli falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basauli is Harpalganj, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basauli.

Basauli is about 38 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basauli is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Harpalganj is about 14 km away. Shahganj is about 19 km away. Shāhganj 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 Karautahan (under 2 km), Amawan Kalan (under 2 km) and Keshopur (1.8 km).

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

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