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About Basian Village

Basian is a large village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,903, made up of 1,466 males and 1,437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basian village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733156
Area (hectares) 407.72 hectares
Population 2,903
Male Population 1,466
Female Population 1,437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basian compares

By the 2011 count Basian is the 43rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 407.72 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Basian

Basian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basian 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 Barabar, Barabarua, Baradhara and Barai. 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 Basian

As per the Census of India 2011, Basian village had a population of 2,903. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Basian village has 1,466 males and 1,437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basian has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Basian is 733156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basian covers 407.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basian falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Basian 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 Basian.

Basian is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Basian today is likely to be higher.

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