About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a mid sized village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 999, made up of 541 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Barharwa
Pincode	816101
Area (hectares)	35.93 hectares
Population	999
Male Population	541
Female Population	458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	847
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
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 46th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 35.93 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Basantpur

Basantpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bara Asila, Bara Gargama, Bara Sonakar and Barari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 999. That makes it the 46th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Basantpur village has 541 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 35.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basantpur falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Basantpur notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Basantpur.

Basantpur is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.