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About Bashia Village

Bashia is a small village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 135 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272176, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bashia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bashia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Pincode 272176
Area (hectares) 74.02 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 135
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
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 Bashia compares

By the 2011 count Bashia is the 407th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 74.02 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Bashia

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

Bashia lies about 19 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chureb, about 18 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 Bashia
Nearest town Mehndāwal 12 km
Nearest railway station Chureb 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghanghata 19 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 19 km

Villages closest to Bashia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bashia village had a population of 247. That makes it the 407th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Bashia village has 135 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bashia has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Bashia is 272176. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bashia covers 74.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bashia falls under Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bashia is Chureb, about 18 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 Bashia.

Bashia is about 19 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bashia is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Mehndāwal is about 12 km away. Chureb is about 18 km away. Ghanghata is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jitwapur (3.0 km), Dumaria (3.7 km) and Bargadwa (3.9 km).

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

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