About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a large village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,640, made up of 1,340 males and 1,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Khanpur
Pincode	848117
Area (hectares)	215 hectares
Population	2,640
Male Population	1,340
Female Population	1,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 26th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,632 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Basantpur

Basantpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basantpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 126 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahendranath Halt, about 2.7 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	Mahendranath Halt	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khanpur	6.8 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	11 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	126 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

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

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Common questions about Basantpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantpur village had a population of 2,640. That makes it the 26th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,632 residents.

Basantpur village has 1,340 males and 1,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 848117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur falls under Khanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Mahendranath Halt, about 2.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 126 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Khanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Mahendranath Halt is about 2.7 km away. Khanpur is about 6.8 km away. Mahārājgani is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.