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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a large village in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,416, made up of 1,744 males and 1,672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 914 hectares hectares.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Rupauli
Area (hectares) 914 hectares
Population 3,416
Male Population 1,744
Female Population 1,672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 25th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 914 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

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 - 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 Basantpur from other places

Basantpur lies about 34 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 11 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 Rupauli 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Bakhri 11 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 34 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rupauli 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 3,416. That makes it the 25th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Basantpur village has 1,744 males and 1,672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Basantpur covers 914 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basantpur falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Bakhri, about 11 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 Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 34 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 Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. Rupauli is about 8.8 km away. Bakhri is about 11 km away. Naugachhia is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipur Patkaili (under 2 km), Chapahari (2.8 km) and Goriar (3.3 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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