About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 940, made up of 493 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Pincode	855102
Area (hectares)	65 hectares
Population	940
Male Population	493
Female Population	447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 117th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Basantpur

Basantpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basantpur as Available within 10+ 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 Basantpur from other places

Basantpur lies about 42 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kachna, about 9.4 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 Basantpur
Nearest railway station	Kachna	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	10 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	15 km
District headquarters	Katihar	42 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

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

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Common questions about Basantpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantpur village had a population of 940. That makes it the 117th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Basantpur village has 493 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Kachna, about 9.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 42 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Kachna is about 9.4 km away. Barsoi is about 10 km away. Rāiganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.