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About Basatpur Village

Basatpur is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 442 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares.

Basatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basatpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 831
Male Population 442
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basatpur compares

By the 2011 count Basatpur is the 75th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Basatpur

Basatpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basatpur 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 - 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 47 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about under 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 Basatpur
Nearest railway station Kanki under 2 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 47 km

Villages closest to Basatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basatpur village had a population of 831. That makes it the 75th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Basatpur village has 442 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basatpur has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Basatpur covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basatpur falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basatpur is Kanki, about under 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basatpur.

Basatpur is about 47 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basatpur is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about under 2 km away. Kishanganj is about 14 km away. Baisi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balia (4.8 km), Shakarbalia (4.8 km) and Sathiara (5.1 km).

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

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