About Dakshin Basantapur Village

Dakshin Basantapur is a mid sized village in Sabang tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 389 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Basantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Basantapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Sabang
Pincode	721155
Area (hectares)	73.16 hectares
Population	773
Male Population	389
Female Population	384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Basantapur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Basantapur is the 112th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 73.16 hectares work out to about 11 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 954.

Getting to Dakshin Basantapur

Dakshin Basantapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Basantapur from other places

Dakshin Basantapur lies about 56 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nandakumar, about 3.1 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 Dakshin Basantapur
Nearest railway station	Nandakumar	3.1 km
Nearest town	Tamlūk	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sabang	33 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	56 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Basantapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sabang 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.

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Common questions about Dakshin Basantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Basantapur village had a population of 773. That makes it the 112th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Dakshin Basantapur village has 389 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Basantapur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Basantapur is 721155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Basantapur covers 73.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Basantapur falls under Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Basantapur is Nandakumar, about 3.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Basantapur.

Dakshin Basantapur is about 56 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Basantapur is in Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Nandakumar is about 3.1 km away. Tamlūk is about 15 km away. Sabang is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Banshbani (under 2 km), Kalyanpur (2.4 km) and Chandpur (9.3 km).

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