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About Basahwa Village

Basahwa is a small village in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 85 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares.

Basahwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 85
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Basahwa compares

By the 2011 count Basahwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Basahwa

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

Basahwa lies about 44 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Lehra, about 6.9 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 Basahwa
Nearest railway station Lehra 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 11 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 19 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 44 km

Villages closest to Basahwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basahwa village had a population of 165. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Basahwa village has 85 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahwa has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Basahwa covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basahwa falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basahwa is Lehra, about 6.9 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 Basahwa.

Basahwa is about 44 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basahwa is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Lehra is about 6.9 km away. Pharenda is about 11 km away. Mehndāwal 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 Chhitauni (under 2 km), Dondhghat (under 2 km) and Rithia Padari (1.5 km).

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

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