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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a large village in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,851, made up of 1,509 males and 1,342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Motihari
Pincode 845401
Area (hectares) 253 hectares
Population 2,851
Male Population 1,509
Female Population 1,342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 27th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

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 <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 from other places

Basantpur lies about 15 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bapudham Motihari, about 6.7 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 Motihari 5.6 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Bapudham Motihari 6.7 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 15 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Motihari 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 2,851. That makes it the 27th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Basantpur village has 1,509 males and 1,342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur falls under Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Bapudham Motihari, about 6.7 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.

Basantpur is about 15 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Motihari is about 5.6 km away. Mothīhāri is about 5.6 km away. Bapudham Motihari is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basantpur Tola Babu (under 2 km), Basmanpur (under 2 km) and Patparia Moran (under 2 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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