About Dakshin Basantapur Village

Dakshin Basantapur is a large village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,424, made up of 1,258 males and 1,166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Basantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Basantapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar I
Pincode	733210
Area (hectares)	466.6 hectares
Population	2,424
Male Population	1,258
Female Population	1,166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Basantapur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Basantapur is the 43rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 466.6 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Dakshin Basantapur

Dakshin Basantapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Basantapur as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chitaur, Chordhappa, Chunihar and Churakuti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dakshin Basantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Basantapur village had a population of 2,424. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Dakshin Basantapur village has 1,258 males and 1,166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Basantapur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Basantapur is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Basantapur covers 466.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshin Basantapur falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshin Basantapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Basantapur.

Dakshin Basantapur is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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