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About Basatpur Village

Basatpur is a mid sized village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,587, made up of 824 males and 763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basatpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Pincode 841403
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 1,587
Male Population 824
Female Population 763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basatpur compares

By the 2011 count Basatpur is the 67th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Basatpur

Basatpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basatpur as Available within <5 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 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 10 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 13 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
District headquarters Saran 10 km
Nearest railway station Parsa Kerwan Halt 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 14 km
Nearest town Marhaura 17 km

Villages closest to Basatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baniapur 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 1,587. That makes it the 67th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Basatpur village has 824 males and 763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basatpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Basatpur is 841403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basatpur covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basatpur falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basatpur is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 13 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 km distance for Basatpur.

Basatpur is about 10 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 Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Saran is about 10 km away. Parsa Kerwan Halt is about 13 km away. Baniapur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhangaraha (under 2 km), Kamta (under 2 km) and Anandpur (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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