Skip to main content

About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a mid sized village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 338 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224206, 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 Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Pincode 224206
Area (hectares) 103.07 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 338
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 207th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 103.07 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Basantpur

The census records public bus service for Basantpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 44 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Shivnagar, about 12 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 Shivnagar 12 km
Nearest town Sultānpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 26 km
District headquarters Faizabad 44 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bikapur 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 688. That makes it the 207th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Basantpur village has 338 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 224206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 103.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Shivnagar, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 44 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Shivnagar is about 12 km away. Sultānpur is about 20 km away. Bikapur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobind Pur (3.2 km), Sarsanwan (4.2 km) and Dariyapur (6.6 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All