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About Basntpur Village

Basntpur is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,656, made up of 1,839 males and 1,817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.06 hectares hectares.

Basntpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basntpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 314.06 hectares
Population 3,656
Male Population 1,839
Female Population 1,817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basntpur compares

By the 2011 count Basntpur is the 73rd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 314.06 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Basntpur

The census records public bus service for Basntpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basntpur from other places

Basntpur lies about 18 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Siswa Bazar, about 11 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 Basntpur
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 8.6 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Siswa Bazar 11 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 18 km

Villages closest to Basntpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basntpur village had a population of 3,656. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Basntpur village has 1,839 males and 1,817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basntpur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Basntpur covers 314.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basntpur falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basntpur is Siswa Bazar, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basntpur.

Basntpur is about 18 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basntpur is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 8.6 km away. Mahārāganj is about 8.6 km away. Siswa Bazar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basantpur Khurd (under 2 km), Mohanapur (1.7 km) and Baulia Babu (1.9 km).

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

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