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About Basantapur Village

Basantapur is a small village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 198 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712501
Area (hectares) 79.61 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 198
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basantapur compares

By the 2011 count Basantapur is the 108th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 79.61 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Basantapur

Basantapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basantapur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basantapur from other places

Basantapur lies about 35 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Haripal, about 8.8 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 Basantapur
Nearest railway station Haripal 8.8 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 34 km
District headquarters Hugli 35 km

Villages closest to Basantapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balagarh 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 Basantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantapur village had a population of 387. That makes it the 108th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Basantapur village has 198 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantapur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Basantapur is 712501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantapur covers 79.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basantapur falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basantapur is Haripal, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Basantapur.

Basantapur is about 35 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantapur is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Haripal is about 8.8 km away. Tarakeswar is about 17 km away. Balagarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jot Narayan (5.3 km), Ahmadpur (8.6 km) and Gangadharpur (13 km).

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

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