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About Basahi Village

Basahi is a mid sized village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 971, made up of 502 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Pincode 231001
Area (hectares) 138.44 hectares
Population 971
Male Population 502
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basahi compares

By the 2011 count Basahi is the 91st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 138.44 hectares work out to about 7.0 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 918.

Getting to Basahi

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

How far is Basahi from other places

Basahi lies about 30 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, 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 Basahi
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 16 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 30 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 30 km

Villages closest to Basahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basahi village had a population of 971. That makes it the 91st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Basahi village has 502 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahi has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Basahi is 231001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basahi covers 138.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basahi falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basahi is Lusa, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basahi.

Basahi is about 30 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basahi is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Marihan is about 3.4 km away. Lusa is about 16 km away. Mirzapur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsauna (under 2 km), Bhawanipur (under 2 km) and Harihara (under 2 km).

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

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