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About Bhagaban Basan Village

Bhagaban Basan is a mid sized village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,284, made up of 637 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagaban Basan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagaban Basan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721126
Area (hectares) 183.66 hectares
Population 1,284
Male Population 637
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
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 Bhagaban Basan compares

By the 2011 count Bhagaban Basan is the 35th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 183.66 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Bhagaban Basan

Bhagaban Basan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhagaban Basan 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagaban Basan from other places

Bhagaban Basan lies about 16 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Radhamohanpur, about 4.3 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 Bhagaban Basan
Nearest railway station Radhamohanpur 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Debra 4.6 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 16 km
Nearest town Medinīpur 29 km

Villages closest to Bhagaban Basan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Debra 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 Bhagaban Basan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagaban Basan village had a population of 1,284. That makes it the 35th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Bhagaban Basan village has 637 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagaban Basan has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Bhagaban Basan is 721126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagaban Basan covers 183.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhagaban Basan falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhagaban Basan is Radhamohanpur, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bhagaban Basan.

Bhagaban Basan is about 16 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagaban Basan is in Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Radhamohanpur is about 4.3 km away. Debra is about 4.6 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Radhamohanpur (3.8 km), Debra (4.6 km) and Kismat Debra (4.6 km).

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

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