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About Zameen Basti Village

Zameen Basti is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 224 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,161 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.84 hectares hectares.

Zameen Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zameen Basti village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 74.84 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 224
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,161
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Zameen Basti compares

By the 2011 count Zameen Basti is the 356th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 74.84 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Zameen Basti

Zameen Basti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Zameen Basti as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Zameen Basti from other places

Zameen Basti 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 Zameen Basti
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 Zameen Basti

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 Zameen Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Zameen Basti village had a population of 484. That makes it the 356th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Zameen Basti village has 224 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zameen Basti has about 1161 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Zameen Basti covers 74.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Zameen Basti is Bilwai, about 5.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Zameen Basti.

Zameen Basti 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.

Zameen Basti 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 Basti Bandgan (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 Zameen Basti today is likely to be higher.

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