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About Basupur Village

Basupur is a large village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,315, made up of 1,152 males and 1,163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.07 hectares hectares.

Basupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 247.07 hectares
Population 2,315
Male Population 1,152
Female Population 1,163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basupur compares

By the 2011 count Basupur is the 84th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 247.07 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Basupur

Basupur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basupur as Available within 5 - 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 Basupur from other places

Basupur lies about 33 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Parsipur, about 9.8 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 Basupur
Nearest railway station Parsipur 9.8 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 17 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 33 km

Villages closest to Basupur

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 Basupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Basupur village had a population of 2,315. That makes it the 84th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Basupur village has 1,152 males and 1,163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basupur has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Basupur covers 247.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Basupur is Parsipur, about 9.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basupur.

Basupur is about 33 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basupur is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Parsipur is about 9.8 km away. Bhadohi is about 11 km away. Mariahu is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghagharpur (1.6 km), Araji Karaundi (1.7 km) and Bhadkhin (1.8 km).

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

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