About Dakshin Basantapur Village

Dakshin Basantapur is a mid sized village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 386 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Basantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Basantapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal I
Pincode	732140
Area (hectares)	43.3 hectares
Population	736
Male Population	386
Female Population	350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Basantapur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Basantapur is the 77th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 43.3 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dakshin Basantapur

Dakshin Basantapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bibijhuti, Birasthali, Chanchal and Chandipur. 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.

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Common questions about Dakshin Basantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Basantapur village had a population of 736. That makes it the 77th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Dakshin Basantapur village has 386 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Basantapur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Basantapur is 732140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Basantapur covers 43.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Basantapur falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshin Basantapur notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Basantapur.

Dakshin Basantapur is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah 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 Dakshin Basantapur today is likely to be higher.