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About Basantpura Village

Basantpura is a large village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,439, made up of 1,763 males and 1,676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.21 hectares hectares.

Basantpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantpura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 193.21 hectares
Population 3,439
Male Population 1,763
Female Population 1,676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Basantpura compares

By the 2011 count Basantpura is the 30th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 193.21 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Basantpura

Basantpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Basantpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basantpura from other places

Basantpura lies about 40 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Parsipur, about 3.0 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 Basantpura
Nearest railway station Parsipur 3.0 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 29 km
District headquarters Varanasi 40 km

Villages closest to Basantpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantpura village had a population of 3,439. That makes it the 30th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Basantpura village has 1,763 males and 1,676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantpura has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Basantpura covers 193.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basantpura falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basantpura is Parsipur, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basantpura.

Basantpura is about 40 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantpura is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Parsipur is about 3.0 km away. Bhadohi is about 6.4 km away. Pindra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koiran (2.4 km), Harhua (2.4 km) and Badhauna (2.6 km).

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

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