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About Basalatpur Village

Basalatpur is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 764, made up of 401 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basalatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basalatpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Pincode 271502
Area (hectares) 98.32 hectares
Population 764
Male Population 401
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Basalatpur compares

By the 2011 count Basalatpur is the 314th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 98.32 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Basalatpur

The census records public bus service for Basalatpur 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 Basalatpur from other places

Basalatpur lies about 25 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Colonelganj, about 3.1 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 Basalatpur
Nearest railway station Colonelganj 3.1 km
District headquarters Gonda 25 km

Villages closest to Basalatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basalatpur village had a population of 764. That makes it the 314th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Basalatpur village has 401 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basalatpur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Basalatpur is 271502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basalatpur covers 98.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basalatpur falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basalatpur is Colonelganj, about 3.1 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 Basalatpur.

Basalatpur is about 25 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basalatpur is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Colonelganj is about 3.1 km away. Gonda is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nahawa Parsaura (under 2 km), Tikauli (under 2 km) and Pipari Rawat (under 2 km).

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

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