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About Basara Village

Basara is a large village in Misrikh tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,068, made up of 2,148 males and 1,920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560.99 hectares hectares.

Basara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Misrikh
Area (hectares) 560.99 hectares
Population 4,068
Male Population 2,148
Female Population 1,920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basara compares

By the 2011 count Basara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 560.99 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Basara

Basara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basara from other places

Basara lies about 37 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Umar Tali, about 20 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 Basara
Nearest railway station Umar Tali 20 km
Nearest town Sandīla 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Misrikh 21 km
District headquarters Sitapur 37 km

Villages closest to Basara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basara village had a population of 4,068. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Basara village has 2,148 males and 1,920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basara has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

Basara covers 560.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basara falls under Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basara is Umar Tali, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basara.

Basara is about 37 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basara is in Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district. Umar Tali is about 20 km away. Sandīla is about 20 km away. Misrikh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narainpur (1.8 km), Amraiya (2.2 km) and Hariaya (2.2 km).

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

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