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About Basanta Village

Basanta is a large village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,004, made up of 992 males and 1,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basanta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731243
Area (hectares) 305.52 hectares
Population 2,004
Male Population 992
Female Population 1,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basanta compares

By the 2011 count Basanta is the 38th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 305.52 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Basanta

The census records public bus service for Basanta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basanta from other places

Basanta lies about 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 4.1 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 Basanta
Nearest railway station Chatra 4.1 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 15 km
District headquarters Birbhum 15 km

Villages closest to Basanta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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 Basanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Basanta village had a population of 2,004. That makes it the 38th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Basanta village has 992 males and 1,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basanta has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Basanta is 731243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basanta covers 305.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basanta falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basanta is Chatra, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Basanta is about 15 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basanta is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 4.1 km away. Nalhāti is about 4.9 km away. Nalhati I is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banior (1.7 km), Diha (1.9 km) and Sujalpur (2.0 km).

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

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