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About Basatpur Village

Basatpur is a mid sized village in Madanpur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,235, made up of 647 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Basatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basatpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Madanpur
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 1,235
Male Population 647
Female Population 588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basatpur compares

By the 2011 count Basatpur is the 48th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Basatpur

Basatpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basatpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Basatpur from other places

Basatpur lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 16 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 Basatpur
Tehsil headquarters Madanpur 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 16 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 17 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 17 km

Villages closest to Basatpur

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

Common questions about Basatpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Basatpur village had a population of 1,235. That makes it the 48th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents.

Basatpur village has 647 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basatpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Basatpur covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basatpur falls under Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basatpur is Dev Road Halt, about 16 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 village for Basatpur.

Basatpur is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basatpur is in Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Madanpur is about 7.1 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 16 km away. Aurangabad is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirzapur (under 2 km), Dangra (under 2 km) and Kusaha (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Basatpur today is likely to be higher.

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