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About Basupur Village

Basupur is a large village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,266, made up of 1,108 males and 1,158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Pincode 276204
Area (hectares) 234.82 hectares
Population 2,266
Male Population 1,108
Female Population 1,158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basupur compares

By the 2011 count Basupur is the 52nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 234.82 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Basupur

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

Basupur lies about 28 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, 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 Basupur
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 5.8 km
Nearest town Lalganj 11 km
Nearest railway station Phariha 21 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 28 km

Villages closest to Basupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basupur village had a population of 2,266. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Basupur village has 1,108 males and 1,158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basupur has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Basupur is 276204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basupur covers 234.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basupur falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basupur is Phariha, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basupur.

Basupur is about 28 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basupur is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 5.8 km away. Lalganj is about 11 km away. Phariha 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 Tilsanwa (under 2 km), Khajuri (under 2 km) and Jigini (under 2 km).

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

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