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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 492 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 948
Male Population 492
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 69th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Basantpur

Basantpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basantpur 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 - 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 23 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chamua, about 6.2 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
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Chamua 6.2 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 9.8 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 23 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantpur village had a population of 948. That makes it the 69th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Basantpur village has 492 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Basantpur covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Chamua, about 6.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 23 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 5.6 km away. Chamua is about 6.2 km away. Rāmnagar is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardia (under 2 km), Bhuski (under 2 km) and Ekdarwa (1.8 km).

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

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