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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a mid sized village in Runisaidpur tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,793, made up of 951 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843328, 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 Runisaidpur
Pincode 843328
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 1,793
Male Population 951
Female Population 842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 62nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,752 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

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 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
Nearest town Belsand 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Runisaidpur 32 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 Runisaidpur 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 1,793. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,752 residents.

Basantpur village has 951 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 843328. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basantpur falls under Runisaidpur 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 <5 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 Runisaidpur tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Jogiara is about 6.0 km away. Belsand is about 31 km away. Runisaidpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hajipur Basantpur (under 2 km), Bahilwara Tola Dhanukhi (16 km) and Bahilwara Urf Garha (16 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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