About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a mid sized village in Rahe tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,716, made up of 836 males and 880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Rahe
Pincode	835102
Area (hectares)	243 hectares
Population	1,716
Male Population	836
Female Population	880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 8th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 40 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 9.1 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
Tehsil headquarters	Rahe	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Gautamdhara	9.1 km
Nearest town	Būndu	19 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	40 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rahe 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 1,716. That makes it the 8th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Basantpur village has 836 males and 880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur falls under Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Gautamdhara, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 40 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district. Rahe is about 6.7 km away. Gautamdhara is about 9.1 km away. Būndu is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.