About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a mid sized village in Sikta tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,700, made up of 889 males and 811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Sikta
Pincode	845307
Area (hectares)	163.62 hectares
Population	1,700
Male Population	889
Female Population	811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 38th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents. Its 163.62 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Basantpur

Basantpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basantpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 14 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chamua, about 14 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	Sikta	6.0 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	14 km
Nearest railway station	Chamua	14 km
Nearest town	Rāmnagar	15 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikta 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 1,700. That makes it the 38th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents.

Basantpur village has 889 males and 811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 845307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 163.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Chamua, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 14 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 Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Sikta is about 6.0 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 14 km away. Chamua is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.