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About Basbagar Village

Basbagar is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 69 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basbagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basbagar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262555
Area (hectares) 238.68 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 69
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
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 Basbagar compares

By the 2011 count Basbagar is the 105th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 238.68 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Basbagar

Basbagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basbagar 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 Basbagar from other places

Basbagar lies about 24 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 63 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 Basbagar
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 24 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 24 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 63 km

Villages closest to Basbagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basbagar village had a population of 141. That makes it the 105th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Basbagar village has 69 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basbagar has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Basbagar is 262555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basbagar covers 238.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basbagar falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Basbagar is Kathgodam, about 63 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 Basbagar.

Basbagar is about 24 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basbagar is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 24 km away. Pithoragarh is about 24 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belsa Bagar (under 2 km), Magar (under 2 km) and Rasia Bagar (under 2 km).

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

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