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About Basuldanga Village

Basuldanga is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,749, made up of 872 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basuldanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basuldanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 60.53 hectares
Population 1,749
Male Population 872
Female Population 877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Basuldanga compares

By the 2011 count Basuldanga is the 35th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 60.53 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Basuldanga

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

How far is Basuldanga from other places

Basuldanga lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, 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 Basuldanga
Nearest railway station Basuldanga under 2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Basuldanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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 Basuldanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Basuldanga village had a population of 1,749. That makes it the 35th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Basuldanga village has 872 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basuldanga has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Basuldanga is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basuldanga covers 60.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basuldanga falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basuldanga is Basuldanga, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Basuldanga.

Basuldanga is about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basuldanga is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basuldanga is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 5.1 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dagira (under 2 km), Taldanga (under 2 km) and Ambalhara (under 2 km).

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

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