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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a mid sized village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,084, made up of 587 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.8 hectares hectares.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sasaram
Area (hectares) 164.8 hectares
Population 1,084
Male Population 587
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 69th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 164.8 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

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 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 38 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Karwandia, about 3.4 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
Nearest railway station Karwandia 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sasaram 4.3 km
Nearest town Sasarām 4.3 km
District headquarters Rohtas 38 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sasaram 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 1,084. That makes it the 69th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Basantpur village has 587 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Basantpur covers 164.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Karwandia, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Basantpur is about 38 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Karwandia is about 3.4 km away. Sasaram is about 4.3 km away. Sasarām is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatmapur (under 2 km), Admapur (under 2 km) and Madaini (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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