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About Basi Village

Basi is a large village in Nakur tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,458, made up of 2,338 males and 2,120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247341, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Nakur
Pincode 247341
Area (hectares) 420.5 hectares
Population 4,458
Male Population 2,338
Female Population 2,120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basi compares

By the 2011 count Basi is the 18th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 420.5 hectares work out to about 11 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 891.

Getting to Basi

Basi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Basi from other places

Basi lies about 46 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Karnal, 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 Basi
Nearest town Gangoh 12 km
Nearest railway station Karnal 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakur 28 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 46 km

Villages closest to Basi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basi village had a population of 4,458. That makes it the 18th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Basi village has 2,338 males and 2,120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basi has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Basi is 247341. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basi covers 420.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basi falls under Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basi is Karnal, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basi.

Basi is about 46 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basi is in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. Gangoh is about 12 km away. Karnal is about 21 km away. Nakur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhulawli (1.8 km), Kunda Kalan (2.3 km) and Kalal Hati (2.5 km).

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

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