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About Basantapur Village

Basantapur is a mid sized village in Cooch Behar II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,273, made up of 674 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736165, 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 Koch Bihar
Tehsil Cooch Behar II
Pincode 736165
Area (hectares) 152.81 hectares
Population 1,273
Male Population 674
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basantapur compares

By the 2011 count Basantapur is the 64th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,612 residents. Its 152.81 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Basantapur

Basantapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basantapur 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baneswar, Baragila, Baraibari Dwitia Khanda and Baraibari Pratham Khanda. 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 Basantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantapur village had a population of 1,273. That makes it the 64th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,612 residents.

Basantapur village has 674 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantapur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Basantapur is 736165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantapur covers 152.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantapur falls under Cooch Behar II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Basantapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Basantapur.

Basantapur is in Cooch Behar II tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Basantapur today is likely to be higher.

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