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About Basudebpur Village

Basudebpur is one of the larger villages in Egra II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,129, made up of 4,683 males and 4,446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basudebpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basudebpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra II
Pincode 721452
Area (hectares) 502.32 hectares
Population 9,129
Male Population 4,683
Female Population 4,446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basudebpur compares

By the 2011 count Basudebpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 502.32 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Basudebpur

Basudebpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basudebpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Basudebpur from other places

Basudebpur lies about 28 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Durga Chak, about under 2 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 Basudebpur
Nearest railway station Durga Chak under 2 km
Nearest town Haldia 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Egra II 28 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 28 km

Villages closest to Basudebpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Egra II 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 Basudebpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Basudebpur village had a population of 9,129. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Basudebpur village has 4,683 males and 4,446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basudebpur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Basudebpur is 721452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basudebpur covers 502.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basudebpur falls under Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basudebpur is Durga Chak, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Basudebpur.

Basudebpur is about 28 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basudebpur is in Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Durga Chak is about under 2 km away. Haldia is about 4.4 km away. Egra II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamaniabar (10 km), Uttar Aranga (11 km) and Uttar Kuri (11 km).

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

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