About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is one of the larger villages in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,684, made up of 2,894 males and 2,790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Basantpur
Pincode	841406
Area (hectares)	104 hectares
Population	5,684
Male Population	2,894
Female Population	2,790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

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 village. 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 31 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Basantpur Halt, about 2.6 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	Basantpur Halt	2.6 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	18 km
District headquarters	Siwan	31 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basantpur 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 5,684. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Basantpur village has 2,894 males and 2,790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 841406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basantpur falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Basantpur Halt, about 2.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 31 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Basantpur Halt is about 2.6 km away. Mahārājgani is about 18 km away. Siwan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.