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About Basawanpur Village

Basawanpur is a small village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 257 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.2 hectares hectares.

Basawanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basawanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chainpur
Area (hectares) 52.2 hectares
Population 483
Male Population 257
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basawanpur compares

By the 2011 count Basawanpur is the 99th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 52.2 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Basawanpur

Basawanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basawanpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basawanpur from other places

Basawanpur lies about 161 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Bhelwa, about 2.4 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 Basawanpur
Nearest railway station Bhelwa 2.4 km
Nearest town Raxaul 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 19 km
District headquarters Kaimur 161 km

Villages closest to Basawanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basawanpur village had a population of 483. That makes it the 99th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Basawanpur village has 257 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basawanpur has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Basawanpur covers 52.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basawanpur falls under Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basawanpur is Bhelwa, about 2.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basawanpur.

Basawanpur is about 161 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basawanpur is in Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district. Bhelwa is about 2.4 km away. Raxaul is about 10 km away. Chainpur 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 Bari Takia (3.8 km), Gangapur (4.4 km) and Khargipur (6.5 km).

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

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