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About Basantnagar Village

Basantnagar is a mid sized village in Hasanpura tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,500, made up of 718 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares.

Basantnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantnagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Hasanpura
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 1,500
Male Population 718
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
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 Basantnagar compares

By the 2011 count Basantnagar is the 36th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,579 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Basantnagar

Basantnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basantnagar 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. The nearest villages by name are Aranda, Arjal, Banri Sarai and Bhekhpurwa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Basantnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantnagar village had a population of 1,500. That makes it the 36th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,579 residents.

Basantnagar village has 718 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantnagar has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1112.

Basantnagar covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basantnagar falls under Hasanpura tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The census record for Basantnagar notes the nearest railway station 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 Basantnagar.

Basantnagar is in Hasanpura tehsil of Siwan district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Basantnagar today is likely to be higher.

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