Basarh Explained

Basarh
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Bihar#India
Coordinates:25.9773°N 85.1323°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Vaishali
Subdivision Type3:Block
Subdivision Name3:Vaishali
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:10.01
Population Total:14084
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:Postal Index Number
Postal Code:844128
Area Code Type:STD code
Area Code:06223
Registration Plate:BR-
Iso Code:BR-IN

Basarh is a village in the Vaishali district of Bihar, India. It is the location of the ancient Vaishali city.[1] [2]

According to the 2011 census of India, Basarh has 14,084 people in 2,667 households. The population includes 7,289 males and 6,795 females. The effective literacy rate (that is, literacy rate of the population aged 6 years and above) of the village is 56.84%. The area of the village is 10.01 km2.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Janice Leoshko . Sacred Traces: British Explorations of Buddhism in South Asia . 2017 . Taylor & Francis . 978-1-351-55030-7 . 74 .
  2. Book: Dilip Kumar . Archaeology of Vaishali . 1986 . Ramanand Vidya Bhawan . 18520132 . 36 .
  3. Web site: Vaishali district census handbook . 2011 . Directorate of Census Operations . 4 February 2019 .