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About Basudebpur Village

Basudebpur is a large village in Hilli tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,205, made up of 1,135 males and 1,070 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733126, 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 Hilli
Pincode 733126
Area (hectares) 232.66 hectares
Population 2,205
Male Population 1,135
Female Population 1,070
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basudebpur compares

By the 2011 count Basudebpur is the 7th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 232.66 hectares work out to about 9.5 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 Basudebpur

Basudebpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basudebpur 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. 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, and the nearest railway station is Gangarampur, about 7.2 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 Gangārāmpur 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Gangarampur 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Hilli 15 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 Hilli 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 2,205. That makes it the 7th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Basudebpur village has 1,135 males and 1,070 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basudebpur has about 943 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 Basudebpur is 733126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basudebpur covers 232.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Basudebpur is Gangarampur, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Hilli tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Gangārāmpur is about 6.3 km away. Gangarampur is about 7.2 km away. Hilli 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 Srirampur (17 km), Purbba Krishnapur (18 km) and Ramkrishnapur (18 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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