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About Basantapur Village

Basantapur is a small village in Chandrakona II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 240 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona II
Pincode 721232
Area (hectares) 58.7 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 240
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantapur compares

By the 2011 count Basantapur is the 81st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 58.7 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Basantapur

Basantapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basantapur as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Baraakna, Barabila, Barasat and Barnia. 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 Basantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantapur village had a population of 481. That makes it the 81st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Basantapur village has 240 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantapur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Basantapur is 721232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantapur covers 58.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Basantapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basantapur.

Basantapur 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 Basantapur today is likely to be higher.

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