About Basuria Village

Basuria is a large village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,344, made up of 1,713 males and 1,631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basuria village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Tapan
Pincode	733142
Area (hectares)	522.78 hectares
Population	3,344
Male Population	1,713
Female Population	1,631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
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 Basuria compares

By the 2011 count Basuria is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 522.78 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Basuria

Basuria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basuria 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 Basuria from other places

Basuria lies about 138 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Morgram, about 6.3 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 Basuria
Nearest railway station	Morgram	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tapan	16 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	18 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Dinajpur	138 km

Villages closest to Basuria

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

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Common questions about Basuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Basuria village had a population of 3,344. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Basuria village has 1,713 males and 1,631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basuria has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Basuria is 733142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basuria covers 522.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basuria falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basuria is Morgram, about 6.3 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 Basuria.

Basuria is about 138 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basuria is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Morgram is about 6.3 km away. Tapan is about 16 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.