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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a mid sized village in Chandla tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 475 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.8 hectares hectares.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chandla
Area (hectares) 294.8 hectares
Population 884
Male Population 475
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 46th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents. Its 294.8 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 863.

Getting to Basantpur

Basantpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basantpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 55 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Singhpur Dumra, about 21 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 Chandla 9.1 km
Nearest town Lauri 12 km
Nearest railway station Singhpur Dumra 21 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 55 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandla 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 884. That makes it the 46th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents.

Basantpur village has 475 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 863.

Basantpur covers 294.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basantpur falls under Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Singhpur Dumra, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 55 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Chandla is about 9.1 km away. Lauri is about 12 km away. Singhpur Dumra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hidorabari (under 2 km), Rajpurwa (under 2 km) and Tahanga Charai Purwa (1.9 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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