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About Bashatpur Village

Bashatpur is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 423 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bashatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bashatpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732140
Area (hectares) 98.36 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 423
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bashatpur compares

By the 2011 count Bashatpur is the 72nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 98.36 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bashatpur

Bashatpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bashatpur as Available within 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 Bashatpur from other places

Bashatpur lies about 31 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 2.9 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 Bashatpur
Nearest railway station Milangarh 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur I 31 km
District headquarters Maldah 31 km
Nearest town Manihāri 31 km

Villages closest to Bashatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harischandrapur I 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 Bashatpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bashatpur village had a population of 841. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Bashatpur village has 423 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bashatpur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

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

Bashatpur covers 98.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bashatpur falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bashatpur is Milangarh, about 2.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bashatpur.

Bashatpur is about 31 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bashatpur is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 2.9 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 31 km away. Maldah is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Chitholia (1.8 km), Rangaipur (2.1 km) and Ranipura (2.1 km).

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

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