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About Basti Bandgan Village

Basti Bandgan is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 325 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.33 hectares hectares.

Basti Bandgan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basti Bandgan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 92.33 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 325
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basti Bandgan compares

By the 2011 count Basti Bandgan is the 311th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 92.33 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Basti Bandgan

Basti Bandgan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basti Bandgan 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basti Bandgan from other places

Basti Bandgan lies about 45 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 5.3 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 Basti Bandgan
Nearest railway station Bilwai 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 12 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 12 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 45 km

Villages closest to Basti Bandgan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahganj 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 Basti Bandgan

As per the Census of India 2011, Basti Bandgan village had a population of 651. That makes it the 311th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Basti Bandgan village has 325 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basti Bandgan has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Basti Bandgan covers 92.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basti Bandgan falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basti Bandgan is Bilwai, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Basti Bandgan.

Basti Bandgan is about 45 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basti Bandgan is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 5.3 km away. Shahganj is about 12 km away. Shāhganj 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 Zameen Basti (under 2 km), Sadhanpur (1.7 km) and Lakamapur (4.1 km).

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

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