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About Basantapur Village

Basantapur is a large village in Dhaurahara tehsil, in the district of Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,445, made up of 1,291 males and 1,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262723, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kheri
Tehsil Dhaurahara
Pincode 262723
Area (hectares) 328.1 hectares
Population 2,445
Male Population 1,291
Female Population 1,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantapur compares

By the 2011 count Basantapur is the 82nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,912 residents. Its 328.1 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Basantapur

Basantapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basantapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Basantapur from other places

Basantapur lies about 27 km from Kheri, and the nearest railway station is Kheri Town, about 28 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 Basantapur
Nearest town Dhaurahra 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaurahara 27 km
District headquarters Kheri 27 km
Nearest railway station Kheri Town 28 km

Villages closest to Basantapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantapur village had a population of 2,445. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,912 residents.

Basantapur village has 1,291 males and 1,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantapur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Basantapur is 262723. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantapur covers 328.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantapur falls under Dhaurahara tehsil of Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basantapur is Kheri Town, about 28 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 km distance and private bus service as Available for Basantapur.

Basantapur is about 27 km from Kheri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantapur is in Dhaurahara tehsil of Kheri district. Dhaurahra is about 3.4 km away. Dhaurahara is about 27 km away. Kheri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keshwapur Khurd (3.3 km), Dhourahra (3.4 km) and Gudaria (3.4 km).

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

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