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About Basakpur Village

Basakpur is a mid sized village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 848, made up of 444 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.28 hectares hectares.

Basakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basakpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Area (hectares) 126.28 hectares
Population 848
Male Population 444
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basakpur compares

By the 2011 count Basakpur is the 178th largest of the 369 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 126.28 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Basakpur

Basakpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basakpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basakpur from other places

Basakpur lies about 46 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Dandupur, about 12 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 Basakpur
Nearest railway station Dandupur 12 km
Nearest town Bela 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 18 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 46 km

Villages closest to Basakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basakpur village had a population of 848. That makes it the 178th largest of the 369 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Basakpur village has 444 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basakpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Basakpur covers 126.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basakpur falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basakpur is Dandupur, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basakpur.

Basakpur is about 46 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basakpur is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Sultanpur district. Dandupur is about 12 km away. Bela is about 17 km away. Jaisinghpur 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 Dadawa (1.8 km), Kasmau (2.3 km) and Kolhuamau (2.3 km).

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

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