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About Basawn Village

Basawn is a large village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,900, made up of 1,546 males and 1,354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.75 hectares hectares.

Basawn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basawn village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 230.75 hectares
Population 2,900
Male Population 1,546
Female Population 1,354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Basawn compares

By the 2011 count Basawn is the 47th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 230.75 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Basawn

Basawn is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basawn 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. The nearest villages by name are Barhikala, Barwan, Barwapur and Barzi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Basawn

As per the Census of India 2011, Basawn village had a population of 2,900. That makes it the 47th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Basawn village has 1,546 males and 1,354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basawn has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Basawn covers 230.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basawn falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Basawn notes the nearest railway station 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 Basawn.

Basawn is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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