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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a large village in Nasrullaganj tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,762, made up of 1,397 males and 1,365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 601.29 hectares hectares.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Nasrullaganj
Area (hectares) 601.29 hectares
Population 2,762
Male Population 1,397
Female Population 1,365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 601.29 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Basantpur

Basantpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basantpur 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 Basantpur from other places

Basantpur lies about 48 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Charkhera, about 45 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 Nasrullaganj 19 km
Nearest town Nasrullāhganj 19 km
Nearest railway station Charkhera 45 km
District headquarters Sehore 48 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nasrullaganj 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 2,762. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Basantpur village has 1,397 males and 1,365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Basantpur covers 601.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basantpur falls under Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Charkhera, about 45 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 Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 48 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district. Nasrullaganj is about 19 km away. Nasrullāhganj is about 19 km away. Charkhera is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manji Khedi (3.9 km), Kuri Nayapura (5.2 km) and Hameedganj (5.2 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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