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About Basantapur Village

Basantapur is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 541 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712706, 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 Jangipara
Pincode 712706
Area (hectares) 66.37 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 541
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantapur compares

By the 2011 count Basantapur is the 74th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 66.37 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

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 - 10 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Haripal 8.8 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 17 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 Jangipara 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 1,058. That makes it the 74th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Basantapur village has 541 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantapur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Basantapur is 712706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantapur covers 66.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basantapur falls under Jangipara 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Jangipara is about 3.5 km away. Haripal is about 8.8 km away. Tarakeswar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Santanpur (under 2 km), Paschim Gobindapur (3.1 km) and Purbba Gobindapur (3.1 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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