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About Basatpur Village

Basatpur is a large village in Kaliganj tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,821, made up of 1,474 males and 1,347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basatpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Kaliganj
Pincode 741150
Area (hectares) 441.92 hectares
Population 2,821
Male Population 1,474
Female Population 1,347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Basatpur compares

By the 2011 count Basatpur is the 33rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents. Its 441.92 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Basatpur

Basatpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basatpur 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 Basatpur from other places

Basatpur lies about 60 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Tenya, about 9.5 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 Basatpur
Nearest railway station Tenya 9.5 km
Nearest town Kāndi 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliganj 23 km
District headquarters Nadia 60 km

Villages closest to Basatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basatpur village had a population of 2,821. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents.

Basatpur village has 1,474 males and 1,347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basatpur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Basatpur is 741150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basatpur covers 441.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basatpur falls under Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basatpur is Tenya, about 9.5 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 Basatpur.

Basatpur is about 60 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basatpur is in Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district. Tenya is about 9.5 km away. Kāndi is about 9.6 km away. Kaliganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharatpur (under 2 km), Santipur (12 km) and Balidanga (19 km).

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

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