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About Basyour Village

Basyour is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 66 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,379 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basyour Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basyour village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 51.35 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 66
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,379
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 Basyour compares

By the 2011 count Basyour is the 62nd largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 51.35 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Basyour

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

How far is Basyour from other places

Basyour lies about 20 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 31 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 Basyour
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 6.0 km
District headquarters Garhwal 20 km
Nearest town Pauri 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 31 km

Villages closest to Basyour

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basyour village had a population of 157. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Basyour village has 66 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basyour has about 1379 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Basyour is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basyour covers 51.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basyour falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Basyour is Kotdwara, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Basyour.

Basyour is about 20 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basyour is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 6.0 km away. Garhwal is about 20 km away. Pauri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kimoli Talli (under 2 km), Kimoli Malli (under 2 km) and Bantholi (under 2 km).

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

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