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About Baswar Village

Baswar is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,732, made up of 903 males and 829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.06 hectares hectares.

Baswar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baswar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 138.06 hectares
Population 1,732
Male Population 903
Female Population 829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baswar compares

By the 2011 count Baswar is the 254th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 138.06 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 Baswar

The census records public bus service for Baswar as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baswar from other places

Baswar lies about 12 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Gurli Ramgarhwa, about 15 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 Baswar
District headquarters Mahrajganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 14 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Gurli Ramgarhwa 15 km

Villages closest to Baswar

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 Baswar

As per the Census of India 2011, Baswar village had a population of 1,732. That makes it the 254th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Baswar village has 903 males and 829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baswar has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Baswar covers 138.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baswar falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baswar is Gurli Ramgarhwa, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baswar.

Baswar is about 12 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baswar is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Mahrajganj is about 12 km away. Maharajganj is about 14 km away. Mahārāganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonawal (3.0 km), Senduria (4.0 km) and Nanda Bhar (4.4 km).

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

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