About Basulat Village

Basulat is a large village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,963, made up of 2,527 males and 2,436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basulat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basulat village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Falta
Pincode	743504
Area (hectares)	146.66 hectares
Population	4,963
Male Population	2,527
Female Population	2,436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basulat compares

By the 2011 count Basulat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 146.66 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Basulat

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

Basulat lies about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Basulat
Tehsil headquarters	Falta	under 2 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	14 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	33 km

Villages closest to Basulat

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

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Common questions about Basulat

As per the Census of India 2011, Basulat village had a population of 4,963. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Basulat village has 2,527 males and 2,436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basulat has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Basulat is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basulat covers 146.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basulat falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Basulat 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 Basulat.

Basulat is about 33 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.

Basulat is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 14 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.