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About Basuhan Chak Village

Basuhan Chak is a mid sized village in Varanasi tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 337 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 780 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basuhan Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basuhan Chak village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Varanasi
Pincode 221403
Area (hectares) 52.67 hectares
Population 600
Male Population 337
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 780
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basuhan Chak compares

By the 2011 count Basuhan Chak is the 570th largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 52.67 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Basuhan Chak

Basuhan Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basuhan Chak 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basuhan Chak from other places

Basuhan Chak lies about 23 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Sewapuri, about 3.2 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 Basuhan Chak
Nearest railway station Sewapuri 3.2 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Varanasi 23 km

Villages closest to Basuhan Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Varanasi 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 Basuhan Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Basuhan Chak village had a population of 600. That makes it the 570th largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Basuhan Chak village has 337 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basuhan Chak has about 780 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Basuhan Chak is 221403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basuhan Chak covers 52.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basuhan Chak falls under Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basuhan Chak is Sewapuri, about 3.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basuhan Chak.

Basuhan Chak is about 23 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basuhan Chak is in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district. Sewapuri is about 3.2 km away. Bhadohi is about 23 km away. Varanasi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devopalpur (under 2 km), Sumerapur (under 2 km) and Purandarpur (under 2 km).

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

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