About Basantapur Village

Basantapur is a mid sized village in Jamalpur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,918, made up of 959 males and 959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713408, 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	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Jamalpur
Pincode	713408
Area (hectares)	186.54 hectares
Population	1,918
Male Population	959
Female Population	959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantapur compares

By the 2011 count Basantapur is the 55th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents. Its 186.54 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

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 village. 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 Bahadurpur, Baidyabatipur, Balarampur and Ballabhbati. 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 1,918. That makes it the 55th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents.

Basantapur village has 959 males and 959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantapur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Basantapur is 713408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantapur covers 186.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantapur falls under Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Basantapur.

Basantapur is in Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman 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.