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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a large village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,044, made up of 1,040 males and 1,004 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 2,044
Male Population 1,040
Female Population 1,004
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 29th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

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 12 km from Purnia. 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 Kasba 3.0 km
District headquarters Purnia 12 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasba 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 2,044. That makes it the 29th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Basantpur village has 1,040 males and 1,004 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Basantpur covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Basantpur notes the nearest railway station 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 12 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 Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Kasba is about 3.0 km away. Purnia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deari (under 2 km), Shikarpur (under 2 km) and Kulasundar (1.6 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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