About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a mid sized village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 335 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Bashant Rai
Pincode	814155
Area (hectares)	21 hectares
Population	676
Male Population	335
Female Population	341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 55th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Basantpur

Basantpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basantpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 16 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 8.2 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	Barahat Junction	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bashant Rai	14 km
District headquarters	Godda	16 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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 676. That makes it the 55th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Basantpur village has 335 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 814155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basantpur falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Barahat Junction, about 8.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 16 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Barahat Junction is about 8.2 km away. Bashant Rai is about 14 km away. Godda is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.