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About Basheerpur Village

Basheerpur is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 838, made up of 389 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basheerpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basheerpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222161
Area (hectares) 65.85 hectares
Population 838
Male Population 389
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basheerpur compares

By the 2011 count Basheerpur is the 302nd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 65.85 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Basheerpur

Basheerpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Basheerpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Basheerpur from other places

Basheerpur lies about 46 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Kansrai, about 5.0 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 Basheerpur
Nearest railway station Sarai Kansrai 5.0 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 30 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 46 km

Villages closest to Basheerpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basheerpur village had a population of 838. That makes it the 302nd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Basheerpur village has 389 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basheerpur has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Basheerpur is 222161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basheerpur covers 65.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basheerpur falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basheerpur is Sarai Kansrai, about 5.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basheerpur.

Basheerpur is about 46 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basheerpur is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sarai Kansrai is about 5.0 km away. Gyānpur is about 19 km away. Mariahu is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhi (under 2 km), Wallipur (6.5 km) and Karo (7.5 km).

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

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