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About Basatpur Village

Basatpur is a large village in Amnour tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,265, made up of 1,153 males and 1,112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares.

Basatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basatpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Amnour
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 2,265
Male Population 1,153
Female Population 1,112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basatpur compares

By the 2011 count Basatpur is the 27th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Basatpur

Basatpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basatpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 36 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Terha Halt, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Amnour 4.6 km
Nearest town Marhaura 10 km
Nearest railway station Terha Halt 12 km
District headquarters Saran 36 km

Villages closest to Basatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amnour 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 2,265. That makes it the 27th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents.

Basatpur village has 1,153 males and 1,112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basatpur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Basatpur covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basatpur falls under Amnour tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basatpur is Terha Halt, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Basatpur.

Basatpur is about 36 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basatpur is in Amnour tehsil of Saran district. Amnour is about 4.6 km away. Marhaura is about 10 km away. Terha Halt 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 Maksudpur (under 2 km), Bhagwatpur (under 2 km) and Madhubani (under 2 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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