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About Basudebpur Village

Basudebpur is a small village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 161 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,205 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733132, 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 Kushmundi
Pincode 733132
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 161
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,205
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 179th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

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 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 Kushmundi 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 Kushmundi 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 355. That makes it the 179th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Basudebpur village has 161 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basudebpur has about 1205 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Basudebpur is 733132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basudebpur covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basudebpur falls under Kushmundi 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 5 - 10 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 Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Gangārāmpur is about 6.3 km away. Gangarampur is about 7.2 km away. Kushmundi 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 Dikul (5.5 km), Banihari (11 km) and Banshbari (11 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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