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About Basantpur Kanti Village

Basantpur Kanti is a mid sized village in Kanti tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 323 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.3 hectares hectares.

Basantpur Kanti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur Kanti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kanti
Area (hectares) 77.3 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 323
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basantpur Kanti compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur Kanti is the 86th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,242 residents. Its 77.3 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Basantpur Kanti

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

How far is Basantpur Kanti from other places

Basantpur Kanti lies about 14 km from Muzaffarpur. 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 Kanti
Tehsil headquarters Kanti under 2 km
Nearest town Kantai under 2 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 14 km

Villages closest to Basantpur Kanti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantpur Kanti village had a population of 622. That makes it the 86th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,242 residents.

Basantpur Kanti village has 323 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur Kanti has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Basantpur Kanti covers 77.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur Kanti falls under Kanti tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Basantpur Kanti notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basantpur Kanti.

Basantpur Kanti is about 14 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur Kanti is in Kanti tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Kanti is about under 2 km away. Kantai is about under 2 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanti Khurd (under 2 km), Muhammadpur Kanti (under 2 km) and Narsanda (3.1 km).

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

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