About Basanta Village

Basanta is a mid sized village in Hilli tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 302 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733155, 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	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Hilli
Pincode	733155
Area (hectares)	41.44 hectares
Population	588
Male Population	302
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basanta compares

By the 2011 count Basanta is the 58th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 41.44 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Basanta

Basanta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basanta 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, Baigram, Baikunthapur and Balpara. 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 Basanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Basanta village had a population of 588. That makes it the 58th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Basanta village has 302 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basanta has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Basanta is 733155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basanta covers 41.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basanta falls under Hilli tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Basanta 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 Basanta.

Basanta is in Hilli tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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.