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About Basait Village

Basait is one of the larger villages in Bhogaon tehsil, in the district of Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,837, made up of 4,708 males and 4,129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1020.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 206302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basait Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basait village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mainpuri
Tehsil Bhogaon
Pincode 206302
Area (hectares) 1020.63 hectares
Population 8,837
Male Population 4,708
Female Population 4,129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basait compares

By the 2011 count Basait is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 1020.63 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Basait

Basait is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basait as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Basait from other places

Basait lies about 132 km from Mainpuri, and the nearest railway station is Mahrawal, about 16 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 Basait
Nearest town Khair 10 km
Nearest railway station Mahrawal 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhogaon 27 km
District headquarters Mainpuri 132 km

Villages closest to Basait

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basait village had a population of 8,837. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Basait village has 4,708 males and 4,129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basait has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Basait is 206302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basait covers 1020.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basait falls under Bhogaon tehsil of Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basait is Mahrawal, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Basait.

Basait is about 132 km from Mainpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basait is in Bhogaon tehsil of Mainpuri district. Khair is about 10 km away. Mahrawal is about 16 km away. Bhogaon is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Husainpur (3.3 km), Hussainpur (3.3 km) and Gadaipura (3.6 km).

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

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