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About Basatpur Village

Basatpur is a small village in Konch tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 168 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares.

Basatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basatpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Konch
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 168
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
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 Basatpur compares

By the 2011 count Basatpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Basatpur

Basatpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basatpur 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 Basatpur from other places

Basatpur lies about 120 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Pawani Kumarpur 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 Konch 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Pawani Kumarpur Halt 16 km
Nearest town Buxar 19 km
District headquarters Gaya 120 km

Villages closest to Basatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Konch 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 351. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents.

Basatpur village has 168 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basatpur has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Basatpur covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basatpur falls under Konch tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basatpur is Pawani Kumarpur Halt, about 16 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 Basatpur.

Basatpur is about 120 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basatpur is in Konch tehsil of Gaya district. Konch is about 4.1 km away. Pawani Kumarpur Halt is about 16 km away. Buxar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauharpur (3.9 km), Kanharpur (3.9 km) and Koch (4.1 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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