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About Basauna Village

Basauna is a small village in Moth tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 190 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basauna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Moth
Pincode 284304
Area (hectares) 225.38 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 190
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basauna compares

By the 2011 count Basauna is the 158th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 225.38 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Basauna

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

Basauna lies about 48 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Moth, about 5.3 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 Basauna
Nearest railway station Moth 5.3 km
Nearest town Samthar 7.7 km
District headquarters Jhansi 48 km

Villages closest to Basauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basauna village had a population of 380. That makes it the 158th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Basauna village has 190 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basauna has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Basauna is 284304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basauna covers 225.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basauna falls under Moth tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basauna is Moth, about 5.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basauna.

Basauna is about 48 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basauna is in Moth tehsil of Jhansi district. Moth is about 5.3 km away. Samthar is about 7.7 km away. Jhansi is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belma (under 2 km), Belma Kalan (under 2 km) and Chaktor Belma (under 2 km).

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

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