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About Basatha Village

Basatha is a mid sized village in Shohratgarh tehsil, in the district of Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,072, made up of 545 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.85 hectares hectares.

Basatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basatha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Siddharthnagar
Tehsil Shohratgarh
Area (hectares) 109.85 hectares
Population 1,072
Male Population 545
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basatha compares

By the 2011 count Basatha is the 103rd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,185 residents. Its 109.85 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Basatha

Basatha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Basatha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Basatha from other places

Basatha lies about 8.3 km from Siddharthnagar, and the nearest railway station is Chilhia, 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 Basatha
District headquarters Siddharthnagar 8.3 km
Nearest town Bānsi 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Chilhia 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Shohratgarh 19 km

Villages closest to Basatha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basatha village had a population of 1,072. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,185 residents.

Basatha village has 545 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basatha has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Basatha covers 109.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basatha falls under Shohratgarh tehsil of Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basatha is Chilhia, 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 and private bus service as Available for Basatha.

Basatha is about 8.3 km from Siddharthnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basatha is in Shohratgarh tehsil of Siddharthnagar district. Siddharthnagar is about 8.3 km away. Bānsi is about 9.5 km away. Chilhia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirasiya Misra (under 2 km), Sekhuiya (2.3 km) and Bhat Purawa (2.6 km).

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

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