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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a large village in Hata tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,267, made up of 1,171 males and 1,096 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.64 hectares hectares.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Hata
Area (hectares) 164.64 hectares
Population 2,267
Male Population 1,171
Female Population 1,096
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 128th largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents. Its 164.64 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Basantpur

Basantpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basantpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basantpur from other places

Basantpur lies about 20 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Mahuawa Khurd, about 15 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 Basantpur
Tehsil headquarters Hata 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Mahuawa Khurd 15 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 20 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantpur village had a population of 2,267. That makes it the 128th largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents.

Basantpur village has 1,171 males and 1,096 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Basantpur covers 164.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur falls under Hata tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Mahuawa Khurd, about 15 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 for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 20 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Hata tehsil of Kushinagar district. Hata is about 5.8 km away. Mahuawa Khurd is about 15 km away. Kushinagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brindaban (2.0 km), Piprahi Bhadkulwa (2.1 km) and Mahuari (2.1 km).

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

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