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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a mid sized village in Malkharoda tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 356 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495689, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Malkharoda
Pincode 495689
Area (hectares) 86.36 hectares
Population 698
Male Population 356
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 83rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,304 residents. Its 86.36 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

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. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 8.4 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Janjgir Naila, about 4.7 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 town Chāmpa 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Janjgir Naila 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Malkharoda 8.4 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 8.4 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malkharoda 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 698. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,304 residents.

Basantpur village has 356 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 495689. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 86.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur falls under Malkharoda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Janjgir Naila, about 4.7 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 8.4 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Malkharoda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Chāmpa is about 3.8 km away. Janjgir Naila is about 4.7 km away. Malkharoda is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pota (1.7 km), Darrabhatha (2.1 km) and Kudhari (3.1 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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