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About Basuhar Village

Basuhar is a small village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 97 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.16 hectares hectares.

Basuhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basuhar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Area (hectares) 124.16 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 97
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basuhar compares

By the 2011 count Basuhar is the 176th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 124.16 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Basuhar

Basuhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Basuhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Basuhar from other places

Basuhar lies about 32 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 21 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 Basuhar
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 21 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 32 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 32 km

Villages closest to Basuhar

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 Basuhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Basuhar village had a population of 188. That makes it the 176th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Basuhar village has 97 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basuhar has about 938 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.

Basuhar covers 124.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Basuhar is Lusa, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basuhar.

Basuhar is about 32 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basuhar is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Marihan is about 9.1 km away. Lusa is about 21 km away. Mirzapur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaserua (under 2 km), Sherua (under 2 km) and Patehara Khurd (1.6 km).

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

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