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About Basabari Village

Basabari is a large village in Berhampore tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,193, made up of 1,133 males and 1,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basabari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Berhampore
Pincode 742405
Area (hectares) 186.5 hectares
Population 2,193
Male Population 1,133
Female Population 1,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basabari compares

By the 2011 count Basabari is the 56th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents. Its 186.5 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Basabari

Basabari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Basabari 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basabari from other places

Basabari lies about 25 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Chowrigacha, about 3.7 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 Basabari
Nearest railway station Chowrigacha 3.7 km
Nearest town Beldānga 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Berhampore 16 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 25 km

Villages closest to Basabari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basabari village had a population of 2,193. That makes it the 56th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents.

Basabari village has 1,133 males and 1,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basabari has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Basabari is 742405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basabari covers 186.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basabari falls under Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basabari is Chowrigacha, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Basabari is about 25 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basabari is in Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad district. Chowrigacha is about 3.7 km away. Beldānga is about 9.8 km away. Berhampore is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandibandha (14 km), Bahara (17 km) and Gar Baharampur (17 km).

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

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