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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 94 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,277 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175042
Area (hectares) 68.93 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 94
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,277
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 119th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 68.93 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

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 <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 8.7 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 26 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
District headquarters Mandi 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 23 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 26 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarkaghat 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 214. That makes it the 119th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Basantpur village has 94 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 1277 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 175042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 68.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basantpur falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Buffer Stop, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 8.7 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 8.7 km away. Sarkaghat is about 23 km away. Buffer Stop is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barnota Dom (under 2 km), Dawardu (3.4 km) and Bakarta (3.9 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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