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About Basantapur Village

Basantapur is a mid sized village in Ramnagar I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,364, made up of 682 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721446, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar I
Pincode 721446
Area (hectares) 117.76 hectares
Population 1,364
Male Population 682
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basantapur compares

By the 2011 count Basantapur is the 43rd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 117.76 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Basantapur

Basantapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basantapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basantapur from other places

Basantapur lies about 26 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Basulya Sutahata, about 2.5 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 Basantapur
Nearest railway station Basulya Sutahata 2.5 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar I 26 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 26 km

Villages closest to Basantapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantapur village had a population of 1,364. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Basantapur village has 682 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantapur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Basantapur is 721446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantapur covers 117.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantapur falls under Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basantapur is Basulya Sutahata, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Basantapur.

Basantapur is about 26 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantapur is in Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Basulya Sutahata is about 2.5 km away. Monoharpur is about 3.7 km away. Ramnagar I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kashipur (5.4 km), Dakshin Balarampur (9.5 km) and Dakshin Gopalpur (9.5 km).

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

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