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About Basntpur Village

Basntpur is one of the larger villages in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,887, made up of 4,097 males and 3,790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basntpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basntpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Campierganj
Pincode 273158
Area (hectares) 348.4 hectares
Population 7,887
Male Population 4,097
Female Population 3,790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basntpur compares

By the 2011 count Basntpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 348.4 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Basntpur

Basntpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Basntpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Basntpur from other places

Basntpur lies about 12 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Domingarh, about 11 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 Basntpur
Nearest railway station Domingarh 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Campierganj 12 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 12 km

Villages closest to Basntpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basntpur village had a population of 7,887. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Basntpur village has 4,097 males and 3,790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basntpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Basntpur is 273158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basntpur covers 348.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basntpur falls under Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basntpur is Domingarh, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Basntpur.

Basntpur is about 12 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basntpur is in Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Domingarh is about 11 km away. Campierganj is about 12 km away. Gorakhpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagawanpur (1.6 km), Bhiti (1.7 km) and Nainkhori (1.7 km).

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

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