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About Basudebpur Village

Basudebpur is a mid sized village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,285, made up of 668 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713377, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basudebpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basudebpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713377
Area (hectares) 135.2 hectares
Population 1,285
Male Population 668
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Basudebpur compares

By the 2011 count Basudebpur is the 34th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 135.2 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Basudebpur

Basudebpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basudebpur 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 Basudebpur from other places

Basudebpur lies about 103 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 6.0 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 Basudebpur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanksa 22 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 103 km

Villages closest to Basudebpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basudebpur village had a population of 1,285. That makes it the 34th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Basudebpur village has 668 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basudebpur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Basudebpur is 713377. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basudebpur covers 135.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basudebpur falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basudebpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 6.0 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 Basudebpur.

Basudebpur is about 103 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basudebpur is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. Rampur Hat is about 5.9 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 6.0 km away. Kanksa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhidanga (3.4 km), Bandra (4.0 km) and Benodpur (4.8 km).

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

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