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About Basari Village

Basari is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 27 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,296 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262554
Area (hectares) 207.03 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 27
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,296
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basari compares

By the 2011 count Basari is the 154th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 207.03 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Basari

Basari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Basari from other places

Basari lies about 34 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 39 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 Basari
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 34 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 34 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 34 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 39 km

Villages closest to Basari

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 Basari

As per the Census of India 2011, Basari village had a population of 62. That makes it the 154th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Basari village has 27 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basari has about 1296 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Basari is 262554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basari covers 207.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basari falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Basari is Tanakpur, about 39 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basari.

Basari is about 34 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basari is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 34 km away. Pithoragarh is about 34 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatkura (3.1 km), Sana (5.4 km) and Matena (6.4 km).

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

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