Basai is a village in
Gurgaon Mandal in
Gurgaon District
Gurgaon district, officially known as Gurugram district, is one of the 22 districts of Haryana in northern India. The city of Gurgaon is the administrative headquarters of the district. The population is 1,514,432. It is one of the southern dist ...
in
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land a ...
state in India. Basai is 4 km distance from its district main city Gurgaon and 282 km distance from its state main city
Chandigarh
Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which a ...
. It has a population of about 20980 persons living in around 2195 households.
Basai village is famed for
Basai wetland
Basai wetland, located in Basai village in Gurgaon tehsil in Gurgaon district in Haryana, India, is a flora and fauna rich water body. It is recognised as one of India's Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas and is of global conservation signifi ...
home of endangered migrant birds.
Location
Other villages in Gurgaon
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administ ...
are
Jharsa
Jharsa is a village in Sector 39, Gurugram city of Gurugram district in Haryana State, India. It has a population of about 32,709; it is located from the Gurugram city centre and from the state's main city, Chandigarh. It is surrounded by Mo ...
,
Gadoli,
Bajghera,
Bamroli,
Kadipur,
Khandsa,
Chakkarpur,
Chandu,
Daultabad
Daulatabad is a panchayat village in Kiraoli Tehsil of Agra district. This village is surrounded by three towns viz Kiraoli, Acchhnera and Fatehpur Sikri. Administratively it is a Village Panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-g ...
and
Dhanwapur.
Nearby villages of this village with distance are
Dhankot
Dhankot is a village in Gurgaon , Gurgaon District, Haryana, in India. Dhankot is 6.842 km distance from its mandal main town Gurgaon. Dhankot is 8.327 km distance from its district main city Gurgaon. It lies on Basai road towards Far ...
(2.916 km) and
Sohna
Sohna is a town and a municipal committee in the Gurgaon district of Haryana, India. A popular tourist weekend and conference retreat, it is on the highway from Gurgaon to Alwar near a vertical rock. Sohna is known for its hot springs and Shiva t ...
(30 km).
Administration
Basai Pin Code is 122006 and Post office name is Basai. Other villages in (122006) are Basai and Gadoli.
Basai wetland
The Basai village is also the location of
Basai wetland
Basai wetland, located in Basai village in Gurgaon tehsil in Gurgaon district in Haryana, India, is a flora and fauna rich water body. It is recognised as one of India's Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas and is of global conservation signifi ...
, recognised globally as an
Important Bird Area by the
BirdLife International housing 20,000 birds of over 280 species including migratory and endangered birds, has not yet been declared a protected wetland ny the
Government of Haryana
The Government of Haryana, also known as the State Government of Haryana, or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Haryana and its 22 districts. It consists of an executive, ceremonially led ...
.
[Government must save Basai ‘wetland’ to keep Gurugram liveable, save ecosystem]
Hindustan Times, 29 Jan 2019.
See also
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Gurugram Bhim Kund (Hindi: गुरुग्राम भीम कुंड), also known as ''Pinchokhda Jhod'' (Hindi: पिंचोखड़ा जोहड़)
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Delhi Ridge
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Leopards of Haryana
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Gurugram leopard and deer safari
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List of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries of Haryana
References
{{Gurgaon district topics
Villages in Gurgaon district