Basantapur, Kapilvastu
Basantapur is a village in the Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2352.
History
Archaeological excavations have shown evidence of ancient civilisations located in Basantapur.In April 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal near the capital Kathmandu. In Basantapur, several buildings were damaged and 1 person was killed.