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About Basilhat Village

Basilhat is a mid sized village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,147, made up of 586 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basilhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basilhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal I
Pincode 732150
Area (hectares) 111.65 hectares
Population 1,147
Male Population 586
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basilhat compares

By the 2011 count Basilhat is the 61st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 111.65 hectares work out to about 10 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 950.

Getting to Basilhat

Basilhat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basilhat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Balarampur Kaliapara, Balidanga, Baltar and Bamua. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Basilhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Basilhat village had a population of 1,147. That makes it the 61st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Basilhat village has 586 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basilhat has about 957 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Basilhat is 732150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basilhat covers 111.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basilhat falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Basilhat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Basilhat.

Basilhat is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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