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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a large village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,057, made up of 1,071 males and 986 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271861, 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 Balrampur
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 271861
Area (hectares) 392.3 hectares
Population 2,057
Male Population 1,071
Female Population 986
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 112th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents. Its 392.3 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

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 <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 24 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Motiganj, about 14 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 Motiganj 14 km
Nearest town Gondā City 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 24 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 2,057. That makes it the 112th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents.

Basantpur village has 1,071 males and 986 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 271861. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 392.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basantpur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Motiganj, about 14 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 Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 24 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district. Motiganj is about 14 km away. Gondā City is about 22 km away. Balrampur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madrahwa (2.6 km), Bajar Dih (6.2 km) and Ram Nagar (7.9 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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