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About Basant Village

Basant is a large village in Hanumannagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,097, made up of 2,162 males and 1,935 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 846001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basant village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Hanumannagar
Pincode 846001
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 4,097
Male Population 2,162
Female Population 1,935
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basant compares

By the 2011 count Basant is the 11th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,429 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Basant

Basant is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basant as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Basant from other places

Basant lies about 92 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Bansghat, about 6.9 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 Basant
Tehsil headquarters Hanumannagar 6.7 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Bansghat 6.9 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 92 km

Villages closest to Basant

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basant village had a population of 4,097. That makes it the 11th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,429 residents.

Basant village has 2,162 males and 1,935 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basant has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Basant is 846001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basant covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basant falls under Hanumannagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basant is Bansghat, about 6.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basant.

Basant is about 92 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basant is in Hanumannagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. Hanumannagar is about 6.7 km away. Sāhibganj is about 6.8 km away. Bansghat is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (2.2 km), Rampur Dih (2.2 km) and Phulwaria (6.1 km).

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

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