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About Basubati Village

Basubati is a large village in Singur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,256, made up of 2,153 males and 2,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basubati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basubati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Singur
Pincode 712409
Area (hectares) 120.29 hectares
Population 4,256
Male Population 2,153
Female Population 2,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basubati compares

By the 2011 count Basubati is the 9th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents. Its 120.29 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Basubati

The census records public bus service for Basubati 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basubati from other places

Basubati lies about 24 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Mirzapur Bankipur, about 2.4 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 Basubati
Nearest railway station Mirzapur Bankipur 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Singur 4.0 km
Nearest town Baidyabāti 13 km
District headquarters Hugli 24 km

Villages closest to Basubati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basubati village had a population of 4,256. That makes it the 9th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents.

Basubati village has 2,153 males and 2,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basubati has about 977 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Basubati is 712409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basubati covers 120.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basubati falls under Singur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basubati is Mirzapur Bankipur, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Basubati.

Basubati is about 24 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basubati is in Singur tehsil of Hugli district. Mirzapur Bankipur is about 2.4 km away. Singur is about 4.0 km away. Baidyabāti is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baje Dhanyahana (2.9 km), Singur (4.0 km) and Baruipara (4.9 km).

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

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