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About Basantpur Bakhari Village

Basantpur Bakhari is a mid sized village in Dholi tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,742, made up of 907 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantpur Bakhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur Bakhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Dholi
Pincode 843121
Area (hectares) 88.7 hectares
Population 1,742
Male Population 907
Female Population 835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basantpur Bakhari compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur Bakhari is the 19th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,514 residents. Its 88.7 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Basantpur Bakhari

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

How far is Basantpur Bakhari from other places

Basantpur Bakhari lies about 134 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Methai, 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 Basantpur Bakhari
Nearest railway station Methai 10 km
Nearest town Madhepura 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dholi 26 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 134 km

Villages closest to Basantpur Bakhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantpur Bakhari village had a population of 1,742. That makes it the 19th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,514 residents.

Basantpur Bakhari village has 907 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur Bakhari has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur Bakhari is 843121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur Bakhari covers 88.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basantpur Bakhari falls under Dholi tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur Bakhari is Methai, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basantpur Bakhari.

Basantpur Bakhari is about 134 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur Bakhari is in Dholi tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Methai is about 10 km away. Madhepura is about 11 km away. Dholi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harsinghpur Lautan (4.5 km), Dharmagatpur (15 km) and Gopinathpur (25 km).

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

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