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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a large village in Bajpatti tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,784, made up of 1,451 males and 1,333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Bajpatti
Pincode 843315
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 2,784
Male Population 1,451
Female Population 1,333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 29th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,848 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

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 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 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 32 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Jogiara, about 6.0 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 Jogiara 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bajpatti 23 km
Nearest town Belsand 31 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 32 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bajpatti 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 2,784. That makes it the 29th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,848 residents.

Basantpur village has 1,451 males and 1,333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 843315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur falls under Bajpatti tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Jogiara, about 6.0 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 <5 km distance for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 32 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Bajpatti tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Jogiara is about 6.0 km away. Bajpatti is about 23 km away. Belsand is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madaripur Sirimanpur (8.2 km), Raghunathpur (8.3 km) and Basaul (12 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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