About Basantapur Village

Basantapur is a large village in Bhagawangola I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,904, made up of 1,467 males and 1,437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.22 hectares hectares.

Basantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Bhagawangola I
Area (hectares)	52.22 hectares
Population	2,904
Male Population	1,467
Female Population	1,437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basantapur compares

By the 2011 count Basantapur is the 23rd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents. Its 52.22 hectares work out to about 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basantapur from other places

Basantapur lies about 32 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 18 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 Basantapur
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	18 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhagawangola I	32 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	32 km

Villages closest to Basantapur

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

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Common questions about Basantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantapur village had a population of 2,904. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents.

Basantapur village has 1,467 males and 1,437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantapur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Basantapur covers 52.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basantapur falls under Bhagawangola I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basantapur is Lohapur, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Basantapur.

Basantapur is about 32 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantapur is in Bhagawangola I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 18 km away. Rampur Hat is about 18 km away. Bhagawangola I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.