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About Basai Village

Basai is a large village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,262, made up of 2,208 males and 2,054 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 244713
Area (hectares) 360.67 hectares
Population 4,262
Male Population 2,208
Female Population 2,054
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basai compares

By the 2011 count Basai is the 11th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,977 residents. Its 360.67 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Basai

Basai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basai from other places

Basai lies about 43 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kashipur Junction, about 3.8 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 Basai
Nearest railway station Kashipur Junction 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kashipur 4.0 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 43 km

Villages closest to Basai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basai village had a population of 4,262. That makes it the 11th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,977 residents.

Basai village has 2,208 males and 2,054 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basai has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Basai is 244713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basai covers 360.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basai falls under Kashipur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Basai is Kashipur Junction, about 3.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basai.

Basai is about 43 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basai is in Kashipur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Kashipur Junction is about 3.8 km away. Kashipur is about 4.0 km away. Udham Singh Nagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagannathpur (under 2 km), Raipur Khurd (under 2 km) and Gangapur Raqba (under 2 km).

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

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