About Basantapur Village

Basantapur is a small village in Jaypur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 139 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Jaypur
Pincode	722138
Area (hectares)	51.78 hectares
Population	290
Male Population	139
Female Population	151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,086
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantapur compares

By the 2011 count Basantapur is the 126th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 51.78 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Basantapur

Basantapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basantapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Banna, Banshi, Baraaribil and Barakura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Basantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantapur village had a population of 290. That makes it the 126th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Basantapur village has 139 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantapur has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Basantapur is 722138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantapur covers 51.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basantapur falls under Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Basantapur notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Basantapur.

Basantapur is in Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.