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About Basatpur Village

Basatpur is a small village in Hathua tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 95 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.87 hectares hectares.

Basatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basatpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Hathua
Area (hectares) 23.87 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 95
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,400
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 23.87 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

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 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 29 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 10 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 Bishunpur Mahuari Halt 10 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hathua 28 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 29 km

Villages closest to Basatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hathua 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 228. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Basatpur village has 95 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basatpur has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Basatpur covers 23.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basatpur falls under Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basatpur is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basatpur.

Basatpur is about 29 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basatpur is in Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 10 km away. Mahārājgani is about 12 km away. Hathua is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharathpura (5.5 km), Alawal Patti (12 km) and Bhairo Patti (12 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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