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About Basahia Buzurg Village

Basahia Buzurg is one of the larger villages in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,124, made up of 3,174 males and 2,950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.02 hectares hectares.

Basahia Buzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahia Buzurg village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 455.02 hectares
Population 6,124
Male Population 3,174
Female Population 2,950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Basahia Buzurg compares

By the 2011 count Basahia Buzurg is the 20th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 455.02 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Basahia Buzurg

Basahia Buzurg is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basahia Buzurg 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 Basahia Buzurg from other places

Basahia Buzurg lies about 40 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Bodarwar, 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 Basahia Buzurg
Nearest railway station Bodarwar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 22 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 22 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 40 km

Villages closest to Basahia Buzurg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 Basahia Buzurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Basahia Buzurg village had a population of 6,124. That makes it the 20th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Basahia Buzurg village has 3,174 males and 2,950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahia Buzurg has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Basahia Buzurg covers 455.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basahia Buzurg falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basahia Buzurg is Bodarwar, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basahia Buzurg.

Basahia Buzurg is about 40 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basahia Buzurg is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Bodarwar is about 10 km away. Maharajganj is about 22 km away. Mahārāganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basahia Khurd (under 2 km), Nagarauli (1.5 km) and Pachdeuri (1.9 km).

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

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