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About Baswantpur Village

Baswantpur is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,126, made up of 567 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baswantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baswantpur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 585223
Area (hectares) 274.38 hectares
Population 1,126
Male Population 567
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baswantpur compares

By the 2011 count Baswantpur is the 92nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents. Its 274.38 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Baswantpur

Baswantpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baswantpur as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baswantpur from other places

Baswantpur lies about 16 km from Shahpur, and the nearest railway station is Yadgir, about 28 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 Baswantpur
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 16 km
Nearest town Shāhpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Yadgir 28 km

Villages closest to Baswantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 Baswantpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Baswantpur village had a population of 1,126. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents.

Baswantpur village has 567 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baswantpur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Baswantpur is 585223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baswantpur covers 274.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baswantpur falls under Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Baswantpur is Yadgir, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Baswantpur.

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

Baswantpur is in Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shahpur is about 16 km away. Shāhpur is about 16 km away. Yadgir is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandihalli (2.7 km), Hayyal (3.5 km) and Bommanhalli (4.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baswantpur today is likely to be higher.

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