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About Basthan Village

Basthan is a small village in Gauriganj tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 106 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,198 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 227409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basthan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basthan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Gauriganj
Pincode 227409
Area (hectares) 51.12 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 106
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,198
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basthan compares

By the 2011 count Basthan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents. Its 51.12 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Basthan

Basthan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basthan 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basthan from other places

Basthan lies about 34 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Talakhajuri, about 3.9 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 Basthan
Nearest railway station Talakhajuri 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauriganj 4.6 km
Nearest town Jais 20 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 34 km

Villages closest to Basthan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basthan village had a population of 233. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents.

Basthan village has 106 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basthan has about 1198 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Basthan is 227409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basthan covers 51.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basthan falls under Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basthan is Talakhajuri, about 3.9 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 within <5 km distance for Basthan.

Basthan is about 34 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basthan is in Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district. Talakhajuri is about 3.9 km away. Gauriganj is about 4.6 km away. Jais 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 Mahima Pur (under 2 km), Dhani Jalalpur (under 2 km) and Sarai Bhag Mani (under 2 km).

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

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