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About Basti Chak Village

Basti Chak is a small village in Muhammadabad Gohna tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 120 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basti Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basti Chak village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Muhammadabad Gohna
Pincode 276129
Area (hectares) 50.71 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 120
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Basti Chak compares

By the 2011 count Basti Chak is the 311th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 50.71 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Basti Chak

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

Basti Chak lies about 24 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Dullahapur, about 11 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 Basti Chak
Nearest railway station Dullahapur 11 km
Nearest town Muhammadābād 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Muhammadabad Gohna 24 km
District headquarters Mau 24 km

Villages closest to Basti Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Muhammadabad Gohna 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 Basti Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Basti Chak village had a population of 235. That makes it the 311th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Basti Chak village has 120 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basti Chak has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Basti Chak is 276129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basti Chak covers 50.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basti Chak falls under Muhammadabad Gohna tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basti Chak is Dullahapur, about 11 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 Basti Chak.

Basti Chak is about 24 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basti Chak is in Muhammadabad Gohna tehsil of Mau district. Dullahapur is about 11 km away. Muhammadābād is about 19 km away. Muhammadabad Gohna is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baktiyar Chak (under 2 km), Ibrahim Chak (under 2 km) and Tendvwar (under 2 km).

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

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