Skip to main content

About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a mid sized village in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 659 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Pirpainti
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 1,241
Male Population 659
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 47th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Basantpur

Basantpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basantpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basantpur from other places

Basantpur lies about 43 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 2.4 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 Basantpur
Nearest railway station Lakshmipur Bhorang 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirpainti 4.4 km
Nearest town Colgong 17 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 43 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantpur village had a population of 1,241. That makes it the 47th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Basantpur village has 659 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

Basantpur covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 43 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 2.4 km away. Pirpainti is about 4.4 km away. Colgong 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 Imamnagar (under 2 km), Chaudhri Basantpur (under 2 km) and Moheshram (1.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All