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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a large village in Chandpur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,036, made up of 1,585 males and 1,451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246725, 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 Bijnor
Tehsil Chandpur
Pincode 246725
Area (hectares) 74.83 hectares
Population 3,036
Male Population 1,585
Female Population 1,451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 40th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 74.83 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 32 km from Bijnor. 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 Chandpur 14 km
Nearest town Chāndpur 14 km
District headquarters Bijnor 32 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandpur 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 3,036. That makes it the 40th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Basantpur village has 1,585 males and 1,451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 246725. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 74.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basantpur falls under Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Basantpur notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 32 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district. Chandpur is about 14 km away. Chāndpur is about 14 km away. Bijnor is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thet (under 2 km), Darbar (under 2 km) and Darbara (under 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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