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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a mid sized village in Tanda tehsil, in the district of Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 365 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ambedkar Nagar
Tehsil Tanda
Pincode 224234
Area (hectares) 93.18 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 365
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 203rd largest of the 355 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,297 residents. Its 93.18 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Basantpur

Basantpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basantpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 14 km from Ambedkar Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Katahri, about 6.8 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
Nearest railway station Katahri 6.8 km
Nearest town Akbarpur 7.6 km
District headquarters Ambedkar Nagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tanda 15 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tanda 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 720. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 355 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,297 residents.

Basantpur village has 365 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 224234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 93.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur falls under Tanda tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Katahri, about 6.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 14 km from Ambedkar Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Tanda tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district. Katahri is about 6.8 km away. Akbarpur is about 7.6 km away. Ambedkar Nagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akbelpur (3.5 km), Akberpur (3.5 km) and Ajmeri Badshah Pur (3.7 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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