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About Basatput Village

Basatput is a large village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,441, made up of 1,254 males and 1,187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basatput Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basatput village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733209
Area (hectares) 125.85 hectares
Population 2,441
Male Population 1,254
Female Population 1,187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Basatput compares

By the 2011 count Basatput is the 31st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 125.85 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Basatput

The census records public bus service for Basatput 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basatput from other places

Basatput lies about 13 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, 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 Basatput
Nearest railway station Kanki under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 13 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 13 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 14 km

Villages closest to Basatput

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Basatput

As per the Census of India 2011, Basatput village had a population of 2,441. That makes it the 31st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Basatput village has 1,254 males and 1,187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basatput has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Basatput is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basatput covers 125.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basatput falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basatput is Kanki, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basatput.

Basatput is about 13 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basatput is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kanki is about under 2 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 13 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simulia (under 2 km), Nayanagar (under 2 km) and Hathipaon (under 2 km).

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

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