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About Basdebpur Village

Basdebpur is a large village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,379, made up of 2,278 males and 2,101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.53 hectares hectares.

Basdebpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basdebpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Area (hectares) 201.53 hectares
Population 4,379
Male Population 2,278
Female Population 2,101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basdebpur compares

By the 2011 count Basdebpur is the 16th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 201.53 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Basdebpur

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

Basdebpur lies about 36 km from Purba Medinipur. 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 Basdebpur
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanda Kumar 22 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 36 km

Villages closest to Basdebpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanda Kumar 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 Basdebpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Basdebpur village had a population of 4,379. That makes it the 16th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Basdebpur village has 2,278 males and 2,101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basdebpur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Basdebpur covers 201.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basdebpur falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Basdebpur is about 36 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basdebpur is in Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 12 km away. Nanda Kumar is about 22 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandalda (under 2 km), Shyamsundarpur (4.9 km) and Bhabani Chak (5.1 km).

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

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