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About Basarali Village

Basarali is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,297, made up of 676 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basarali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basarali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743332
Area (hectares) 43.48 hectares
Population 1,297
Male Population 676
Female Population 621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basarali compares

By the 2011 count Basarali is the 48th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 43.48 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Basarali

Basarali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basarali 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basarali from other places

Basarali lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 3.3 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 Basarali
Nearest railway station Basuldanga 3.3 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Basarali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour I 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 Basarali

As per the Census of India 2011, Basarali village had a population of 1,297. That makes it the 48th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Basarali village has 676 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basarali has about 919 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 Basarali is 743332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basarali covers 43.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basarali falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basarali is Basuldanga, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Basarali.

Basarali is about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basarali is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basuldanga is about 3.3 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 6.2 km away. Diamond Harbour I 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 Hazraband (under 2 km), Joaru (under 2 km) and Tetuagari (under 2 km).

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

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