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About Basudebpur Village

Basudebpur is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 258 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.23 hectares hectares.

Basudebpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basudebpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Area (hectares) 61.23 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 258
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Basudebpur compares

By the 2011 count Basudebpur is the 108th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 61.23 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Basudebpur

Basudebpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basudebpur 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 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 Potashpur I 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 Potashpur I 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 501. That makes it the 108th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Basudebpur village has 258 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basudebpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Basudebpur covers 61.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basudebpur falls under Potashpur I 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Durga Chak is about under 2 km away. Haldia is about 4.4 km away. Potashpur I 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 Maninathpur (10 km), Dakshin Jali Bheri (13 km) and Dakshin Rautara (13 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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