About Basatpur Village

Basatpur is one of the larger villages in Saraiya tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,468, made up of 9,536 males and 8,932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1183.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basatpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Saraiya
Pincode	843101
Area (hectares)	1183.06 hectares
Population	18,468
Male Population	9,536
Female Population	8,932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basatpur compares

By the 2011 count Basatpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 1183.06 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Basatpur

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

Basatpur lies about 35 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saraiya Junction, about 5.9 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 Basatpur
Nearest railway station	Saraiya Junction	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiya	15 km
Nearest town	Lālganj	18 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	35 km

Villages closest to Basatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basatpur village had a population of 18,468. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Basatpur village has 9,536 males and 8,932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basatpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Basatpur is 843101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basatpur covers 1183.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basatpur falls under Saraiya tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basatpur is Saraiya Junction, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Basatpur.

Basatpur is about 35 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basatpur is in Saraiya tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Saraiya Junction is about 5.9 km away. Saraiya is about 15 km away. Lālganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.