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About Basta Village

Basta is a mid sized village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 652, made up of 293 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,225 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basta village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246421
Area (hectares) 140.02 hectares
Population 652
Male Population 293
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,225
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basta compares

By the 2011 count Basta is the 31st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 140.02 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Basta

Basta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basta as Available within 10+ 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 Basta from other places

Basta lies about 75 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 29 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 Basta
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 18 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 28 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 29 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 75 km

Villages closest to Basta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basta village had a population of 652. That makes it the 31st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Basta village has 293 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basta has about 1225 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Basta is 246421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basta covers 140.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basta falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Basta is Ramnagar, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basta.

Basta is about 75 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basta is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 18 km away. Rāmnagar is about 28 km away. Ramnagar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gair Sera (under 2 km), Lariyasyu (under 2 km) and Thati (2.2 km).

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

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