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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,996, made up of 1,059 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854330
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 1,996
Male Population 1,059
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 60th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Basantpur

The census records public bus service for Basantpur as Available within 5 - 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 from other places

Basantpur lies about 26 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, 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 Amour 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 14 km
Nearest town Kasba 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 26 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amour 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 1,996. That makes it the 60th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Basantpur village has 1,059 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 854330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Jalalgarh, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Basantpur is about 26 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 6.3 km away. Jalalgarh is about 14 km away. Kasba is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daripur (under 2 km), Bhokri (under 2 km) and Andarpur (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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