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About Basta Village

Basta is a small village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 155 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.64 hectares hectares.

Basta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 74.64 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 155
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basta compares

By the 2011 count Basta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 74.64 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Basta

Basta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basta 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Banshdarun, Barakpur Naopara, Baral Malimpur and Barasara. 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.

Common questions about Basta

As per the Census of India 2011, Basta village had a population of 302. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Basta village has 155 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basta has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Basta covers 74.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basta falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Basta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Basta.

Basta is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli 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.

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

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