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About Basbera Village

Basbera is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 291 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basbera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basbera village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 142.9 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 291
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Basbera compares

By the 2011 count Basbera is the 112th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 142.9 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Basbera

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

Basbera lies about 66 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Tatanagar, about 1.5 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 Basbera
Nearest town Bagbera under 2 km
Nearest railway station Tatanagar 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Barabazar 35 km
District headquarters Puruliya 66 km

Villages closest to Basbera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basbera village had a population of 578. That makes it the 112th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Basbera village has 291 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basbera has about 986 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Basbera is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basbera covers 142.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basbera falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basbera is Tatanagar, about 1.5 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 Basbera.

Basbera is about 66 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basbera is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. Bagbera is about under 2 km away. Tatanagar is about 1.5 km away. Barabazar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghubera (under 2 km), Bajra (6.3 km) and Barra (6.3 km).

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

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