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About Bashdewa Village

Bashdewa is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 333 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bashdewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bashdewa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231216
Area (hectares) 147.56 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 333
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bashdewa compares

By the 2011 count Bashdewa is the 315th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 147.56 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 942.

Getting to Bashdewa

Bashdewa 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 Bashdewa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bashdewa from other places

Bashdewa lies about 12 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 3.5 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 Bashdewa
Nearest railway station Khairahi 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 12 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 12 km

Villages closest to Bashdewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bashdewa village had a population of 622. That makes it the 315th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Bashdewa village has 333 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bashdewa has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bashdewa is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bashdewa covers 147.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bashdewa falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bashdewa is Khairahi, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bashdewa.

Bashdewa is about 12 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bashdewa is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 3.5 km away. Robertsganj is about 12 km away. Sonbhadra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasya Khurd (under 2 km), Kasya Kalan (1.7 km) and Bhagauti (1.7 km).

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

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