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About Basantpura Village

Basantpura is a mid sized village in Bhikangaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 308 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590.64 hectares hectares.

Basantpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Bhikangaon
Area (hectares) 590.64 hectares
Population 621
Male Population 308
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantpura compares

By the 2011 count Basantpura is the 97th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 590.64 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Basantpura

Basantpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basantpura as Available within 10+ 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 Basantpura from other places

Basantpura lies about 38 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Attar, about 26 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 Basantpura
Tehsil headquarters Bhikangaon 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Attar 26 km
Nearest town Sanāwad 28 km
District headquarters Khargone 38 km

Villages closest to Basantpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantpura village had a population of 621. That makes it the 97th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Basantpura village has 308 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpura has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Basantpura covers 590.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basantpura falls under Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basantpura is Attar, about 26 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 km distance for Basantpura.

Basantpura is about 38 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpura is in Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district. Bhikangaon is about 8.4 km away. Attar is about 26 km away. Sanāwad 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 Pattharwada (2.5 km), Anjangaon (3.0 km) and Pokhar Khurd (3.1 km).

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

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