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About Basatpur Village

Basatpur is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,709, made up of 849 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basatpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733157
Area (hectares) 236.83 hectares
Population 1,709
Male Population 849
Female Population 860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
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 Basatpur compares

By the 2011 count Basatpur is the 87th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 236.83 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Basatpur

Basatpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basatpur 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 Basatpur from other places

Basatpur lies about 51 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 12 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 Basatpur
Nearest railway station Harishchandrapur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 24 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 24 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 51 km

Villages closest to Basatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basatpur village had a population of 1,709. That makes it the 87th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Basatpur village has 849 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basatpur has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Basatpur is 733157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basatpur covers 236.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basatpur falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basatpur is Harishchandrapur, about 12 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 Basatpur.

Basatpur is about 51 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basatpur is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Harishchandrapur is about 12 km away. Raiganj is about 24 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shitalpur (2.4 km), Kurial (2.6 km) and Pirojpur (2.9 km).

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

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