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About Basantpur Harahar Village

Basantpur Harahar is a mid sized village in Kako tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,185, made up of 599 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6 hectares hectares.

Basantpur Harahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur Harahar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Kako
Area (hectares) 6 hectares
Population 1,185
Male Population 599
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basantpur Harahar compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur Harahar is the 54th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents. Its 6 hectares work out to about 198 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Basantpur Harahar

The census records public bus service for Basantpur Harahar as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basantpur Harahar from other places

Basantpur Harahar lies about 6.1 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mai, about 3.5 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 Basantpur Harahar
Nearest railway station Mai 3.5 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 6.1 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kako 7.7 km

Villages closest to Basantpur Harahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantpur Harahar village had a population of 1,185. That makes it the 54th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents.

Basantpur Harahar village has 599 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur Harahar has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Basantpur Harahar covers 6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 198 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basantpur Harahar falls under Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur Harahar is Mai, about 3.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basantpur Harahar.

Basantpur Harahar is about 6.1 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur Harahar is in Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district. Mai is about 3.5 km away. Jehanabad is about 6.1 km away. Jahānābād is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harahar (under 2 km), Chatar (under 2 km) and Kumardiha (under 2 km).

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

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