About Basantapur Village

Basantapur is a mid sized village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,142, made up of 597 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, 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	Kharagpur I
Pincode	721301
Area (hectares)	80.2 hectares
Population	1,142
Male Population	597
Female Population	545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
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 Basantapur compares

By the 2011 count Basantapur is the 37th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 80.2 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Basantapur

Basantapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basantapur 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. The nearest villages by name are Banpatna, Banspatri, Barakhagra and Bargai. 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.

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Common questions about Basantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantapur village had a population of 1,142. That makes it the 37th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Basantapur village has 597 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantapur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Basantapur is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantapur covers 80.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantapur falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Basantapur notes the nearest railway station 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 Basantapur.

Basantapur is in Kharagpur 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.