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About Basusuba Village

Basusuba is a large village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,515, made up of 1,326 males and 1,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 621.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basusuba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basusuba village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Mal
Pincode 735209
Area (hectares) 621.83 hectares
Population 2,515
Male Population 1,326
Female Population 1,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Basusuba compares

By the 2011 count Basusuba is the 45th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 621.83 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Basusuba

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

Basusuba lies about 12 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Domohani, about 5.5 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 Basusuba
Nearest railway station Domohani 5.5 km
Nearest town Maināguri 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mal 12 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 12 km

Villages closest to Basusuba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basusuba village had a population of 2,515. That makes it the 45th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Basusuba village has 1,326 males and 1,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basusuba has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Basusuba is 735209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basusuba covers 621.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basusuba falls under Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basusuba is Domohani, about 5.5 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 Basusuba.

Basusuba is about 12 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basusuba is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Domohani is about 5.5 km away. Maināguri is about 10 km away. Mal is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Premganj Majhiali (under 2 km), Purbba Premganj (1.8 km) and Purbba Sangapara (2.3 km).

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

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