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About Basantpur Village

Basantpur is a mid sized village in Biswan tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 635 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.81 hectares hectares.

Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Biswan
Area (hectares) 79.81 hectares
Population 1,161
Male Population 635
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Basantpur is the 227th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 79.81 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

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 - 10 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 33 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur, about 6.4 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 Shankarpur 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Biswan 10 km
Nearest town Biswān 10 km
District headquarters Sitapur 33 km

Villages closest to Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Biswan 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 1,161. That makes it the 227th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Basantpur village has 635 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpur has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

Basantpur covers 79.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantpur falls under Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basantpur is Shankarpur, about 6.4 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 - 10 km distance for Basantpur.

Basantpur is about 33 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpur is in Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district. Shankarpur is about 6.4 km away. Biswan is about 10 km away. Biswān is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur Khurd (under 2 km), Balpur (under 2 km) and Dariyana (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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