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About Basanchhara Village

Basanchhara is a large village in Chandrakona II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,128, made up of 1,080 males and 1,048 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basanchhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basanchhara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona II
Pincode 721201
Area (hectares) 293.72 hectares
Population 2,128
Male Population 1,080
Female Population 1,048
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basanchhara compares

By the 2011 count Basanchhara is the 13th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 293.72 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Basanchhara

Basanchhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basanchhara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bankati, Baraakna, Barabila and Barasat. 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 Basanchhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Basanchhara village had a population of 2,128. That makes it the 13th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Basanchhara village has 1,080 males and 1,048 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basanchhara has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Basanchhara is 721201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basanchhara covers 293.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basanchhara falls under Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Basanchhara 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 village for Basanchhara.

Basanchhara is in Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Basanchhara today is likely to be higher.

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