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About Basatpur Village

Basatpur is a large village in Bahadurpur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,013, made up of 2,095 males and 1,918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares.

Basatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basatpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Bahadurpur
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 4,013
Male Population 2,095
Female Population 1,918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basatpur compares

By the 2011 count Basatpur is the 13th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Basatpur

Basatpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basatpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 52 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 8.5 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
Nearest railway station Kusheshwar Asthan 8.5 km
Nearest town Rosera 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurpur 21 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 52 km

Villages closest to Basatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bahadurpur 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 4,013. That makes it the 13th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Basatpur village has 2,095 males and 1,918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basatpur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Basatpur covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basatpur falls under Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basatpur is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basatpur.

Basatpur is about 52 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basatpur is in Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 8.5 km away. Rosera is about 19 km away. Bahadurpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dekuli (1.9 km), Chakka (2.6 km) and Mutnaza Lara Larni (3.6 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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