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Basar observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Sakri mandal is Shri Veshweshwar Mahadev Mandir, Mhasadi. No temple of this dedication is on record within Basar itself.
By population, Basar ranks #172 of 222 villages in Sakri mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Basar ਮਹਾਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ ਦੇ Dhule ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Sakri ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਵਿੱਚ 886 ਲੋਕਾਂ 176 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Sakri ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਦੇ 222 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 172ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 66% ਹੈ, ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਔਸਤ 54% ਤੋਂ 12 ਅੰਕ ਵੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 991 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਇਹ Dhule ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਤੋਂ 69 ਕਿਮੀ, ਨੇੜਲੇ ਕਸਬੇ Songir ਤੋਂ 15 ਕਿਮੀ, Bhadwad ਰੇਲਵੇ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ 19 ਕਿਮੀ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ (ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਕੀਰ ਦੂਰੀ)। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 424305 ਹੈ, Nizampur (Dhule) ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 526257 ਹੈ। ਨੇੜਲਾ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ Nandurbar Hospital Pvt Ltd, 17 ਕਿਮੀ ਦੂਰ। ਪਿੰਡ Dhule Rural ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Raghavendra (Ramdada) Manohar Patil। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 1,045, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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