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About Basantapur Village

Basantapur is a mid sized village in Daspur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,789, made up of 940 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721146, 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 Daspur I
Pincode 721146
Area (hectares) 121.26 hectares
Population 1,789
Male Population 940
Female Population 849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 29th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents. Its 121.26 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

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 Banshkhal, Bar Kashimpur, Bara Mara and Barasimulia. 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 1,789. That makes it the 29th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents.

Basantapur village has 940 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantapur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Basantapur is 721146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantapur covers 121.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantapur falls under Daspur I 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 Daspur I 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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