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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a small village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 52 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 52
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available
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 smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above 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 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 99 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 30 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 Baloda Bāzār 28 km
Nearest railway station Kotmi Sonar 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 34 km
District headquarters Raipur 99 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaigarh 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 112. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Basantpur village has 52 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 493222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basantpur falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Kotmi Sonar, about 30 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 village for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 99 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bāzār is about 28 km away. Kotmi Sonar is about 30 km away. Bilaigarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandlidih (14 km), Chikanidih (14 km) and Dayalpur (15 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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