About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a large village in Mansahi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,780, made up of 1,425 males and 1,355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.1 hectares hectares.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Mansahi
Area (hectares)	259.1 hectares
Population	2,780
Male Population	1,425
Female Population	1,355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 14th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents. Its 259.1 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above 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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 8.7 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Manshahi, about 1.6 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	Manshahi	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mansahi	8.7 km
District headquarters	Katihar	8.7 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mansahi 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 2,780. That makes it the 14th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents.

Basantpur village has 1,425 males and 1,355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Basantpur covers 259.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur falls under Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Manshahi, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 8.7 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 Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district. Manshahi is about 1.6 km away. Mansahi is about 8.7 km away. Katihar is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.