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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a mid sized village in Nautanwa tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,759, made up of 923 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.47 hectares hectares.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Nautanwa
Area (hectares) 147.47 hectares
Population 1,759
Male Population 923
Female Population 836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 111th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents. Its 147.47 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Basantpur

Basantpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basantpur as Available within 5 - 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 - 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 Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Jhamat, about 5.6 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
Nearest railway station Jhamat 5.6 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 17 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nautanwa 25 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nautanwa 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 1,759. That makes it the 111th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents.

Basantpur village has 923 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Basantpur covers 147.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur falls under Nautanwa tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Jhamat, about 5.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basantpur.

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

Basantpur is in Nautanwa tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Jhamat is about 5.6 km away. Mahārāganj is about 17 km away. Mahrajganj 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 Karmahva Basantpur (under 2 km), Bhagvanpur (under 2 km) and Bargadva Bishunpur (under 2 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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