About Basta Village

Basta is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,839, made up of 960 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basta village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar I
Pincode	733210
Area (hectares)	195.05 hectares
Population	1,839
Male Population	960
Female Population	879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basta compares

By the 2011 count Basta is the 63rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 195.05 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Basta

Basta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Basta from other places

Basta lies about 11 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about under 2 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 Basta
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar I	11 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	11 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	23 km

Villages closest to Basta

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

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Common questions about Basta

As per the Census of India 2011, Basta village had a population of 1,839. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Basta village has 960 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basta has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Basta is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basta covers 195.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basta falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basta is Surja Kama, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basta.

Basta is about 11 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basta is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Surja Kama is about under 2 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 11 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.