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About Basantagachh Village

Basantagachh is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,041, made up of 1,041 males and 1,000 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basantagachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basantagachh village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733215
Area (hectares) 284.49 hectares
Population 2,041
Male Population 1,041
Female Population 1,000
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basantagachh compares

By the 2011 count Basantagachh is the 61st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 284.49 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Basantagachh

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

How far is Basantagachh from other places

Basantagachh lies about 43 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 3.2 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 Basantagachh
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road 3.2 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 31 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 43 km

Villages closest to Basantagachh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basantagachh village had a population of 2,041. That makes it the 61st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Basantagachh village has 1,041 males and 1,000 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basantagachh has about 961 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 952.

The pincode recorded for Basantagachh is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basantagachh covers 284.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basantagachh falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basantagachh is Azamnagar Road, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Basantagachh.

Basantagachh is about 43 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basantagachh is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Azamnagar Road is about 3.2 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Karandighi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamartor (4.5 km), Kamartua (4.5 km) and Bhagabanpur (6.1 km).

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

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