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About Basudebpur Village

Basudebpur is a mid sized village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 776, made up of 384 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 281.44 hectares
Population 776
Male Population 384
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basudebpur compares

By the 2011 count Basudebpur is the 102nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 281.44 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Basudebpur

Basudebpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basudebpur as Available within <5 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 5 - 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 15 km from Dakshin Dinajpur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Gangarampur 6.3 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 6.3 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 15 km

Villages closest to Basudebpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangarampur 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 776. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Basudebpur village has 384 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basudebpur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Basudebpur is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basudebpur covers 281.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basudebpur falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Basudebpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basudebpur.

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

Basudebpur is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Gangarampur is about 6.3 km away. Gangārāmpur is about 6.3 km away. Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Shukdebpur (under 2 km), Katatair (1.7 km) and Gangarampur (6.3 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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