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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a small village in Nichlaul tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 242 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Nichlaul
Pincode 273305
Area (hectares) 78.87 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 242
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 243rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 78.87 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Basantpur

Basantpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basantpur 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 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 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 Basantpur
Nearest town Mahārāganj 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Siswa Bazar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nichlaul 18 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 18 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nichlaul 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 468. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Basantpur village has 242 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Basantpur is 273305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantpur covers 78.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Siswa Bazar, about 11 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 within <5 km distance for Basantpur.

Basantpur 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.

Basantpur is in Nichlaul tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Mahārāganj is about 8.6 km away. Siswa Bazar is about 11 km away. Nichlaul is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuiyan (under 2 km), Bhagwanpur (1.7 km) and Mundera (1.9 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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