Basantpur, Pachperwa

Basantpur is a village in Pachperwa Block, Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh State, India.

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Basantpur had a total population of 3,776, of which 2,012 were males and 1,764 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 631. The total number of literates in Basantpur was 1,561, which constituted 41.3% of the population with male literacy of 48.0% and female literacy of 33.8%. The effective literacy rate of the 7+ population of Basantpur was 49.6%, of which male literacy rate was 57.9% and female literacy rate was 40.3%. The Scheduled Castes population was 131. Basantpur had 475 households in 2011.

Politics

The sarpanch of Basantpur is Shabnam Khan. The panchayat has five ward members chosen by the people through polling. The village was named after Annie Besant.

Transport

Nearest railway station is Pachperwa railway station.