Basantapur village, Kendujhar Town block | Pincode 758031

Represented by

Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)

Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →

Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat

Information not yet available

No sarpanch on record yet. Sign in to add it — verified residents publish it directly, others need one community vouch.

LGD code: 386169
Pincode: 758031
Post office: Jhumpura
Population: 193
Households: 44
Literacy rate: 79.8%
Sex ratio: 949 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 51

Census 2011 · in context

How Basantapur compares

By population, Basantapur ranks #49 of 60 villages in Kendujhar Town mandal.

Literacy rate

79.8%

+20.4% vs mandal average

Basantapur: 79.8%
Kendujhar Town mandal: 59.4%
Kendujhar district: 58.4%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

949

−20 vs mandal average

Basantapur: 949
Kendujhar Town mandal: 969

Household size

people per home

4.4

−0.2 vs mandal average

Basantapur: 4.4
Kendujhar Town mandal: 4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Basantapur at a glance

Basantapur is a village of 193 people in 44 households (Census 2011) in Kendujhar Town block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 49th-largest of 60 villages in Kendujhar Town block. Literacy is 80%, 20 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758031, served by Jhumpura post office; the LGD village code is 386169. The village votes in Lanjigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradip Kumar Dishari. The population is estimated at 14,550 in 2026, up 7439% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Mandua →

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →

village	Population	Literacy	Distance
Basantapur · this village	193	80%	—
Ghuturu · Kendujhar Town	1,728	65%	—
Gumura · Kendujhar Town	1,602	63%	—
Tikargumura · Kendujhar Town	1,169	70%	—
Govindapur · Kendujhar Town	1,135	77%	—
Mandua · Kendujhar Town	652	65%	—
Muktapur · Kendujhar Town	562	74%	—

Complete this village · 2/7

Add what you know →

Sarpanch nameWho leads the gram panchayat today
Panchayat contactA number residents can call
Pincode
About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
A festival or jatara
A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Basantapur

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: No
Well water: No
Hand pump: Yes
Tube well / borewell: No
Electricity for homes: Yes
Electricity for farms: No
Power hours (summer): 11
Power hours (winter): 12
Primary school: 1
Middle school: 1
Secondary school: 0
Senior secondary: 0
Degree college: 0
Primary health centre: 0
Health sub-centre: 0
Community health centre: 0
Dispensary: 0
Veterinary hospital: 0
Post office: Yes
Sub post office: No
Commercial bank: No
Cooperative bank: No
ATM: No
Public bus service: No
Private bus service: No
Railway station: No
Pucca (paved) road: Yes
Anganwadi centre: Yes
ASHA worker: Yes
Fair-price shop: No
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: Yes
Nearest statutory town: KENDUJHAR
Distance to nearest town (km): 3
Distance to district HQ (km): 3
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 3
All-weather road: No
Gram panchayat (2011): Mandua
Total area (ha): 44
Irrigated area (ha): 0
Forest area (ha): 17.6

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Basantapur

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Basantapur

LGD code: 386169
Pincode: 758031
Post office: Jhumpura
Population (Census 2011): 193
Population (projected 2026): 14,550
Households: 44
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 949
Literacy rate: 79.8%
Lok Sabha constituency: Kalahandi
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Lanjigarh
Member of Parliament: Malvika Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly: Pradip Kumar Dishari
Block / Mandal: Kendujhar Town
Nearest railway station: Kutrukhamar PH (16.0 km)

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Kendujhar district level

Then & Now

Basantapur — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

193

Census 2011 baseline

+7438.9%

Population · 2026

14,550

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

Census 2011 baseline

Households · 2026

—

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 193Census 2011
Households: 44Census 2011
Literacy rate: 79.8%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 949 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 14,5502026 proj. · +7438.9% vs 2011
Est. households: —2026 projection
Active job cards: 2,52,581MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 1,25,505MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 3,31,48,964ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 984NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 67.0%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 91.1%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 47.6%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: —NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 69.2%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 68.3%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Kendujhar district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 23,63,679PMAY-G · 23,63,679 of 28,49,889 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Kendujhar district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 1,51,341Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Kendujhar district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

Boundary & surroundings

Basantapur on the map

Centred on Kendujhar Town mandal

~mandal

📍 Map · scroll to load

📍 19.7606° N, 83.0802° EOpen in OSM →

Notable places near Basantapur · Kendujhar Town mandal area

Temples, schools, hospitals & civic landmarks

Basantapur doesn't have its own precise centroid yet, so these places are nearby in the Kendujhar Town mandal — sorted by distance from the village's approximate centre. Claim the village to add precise locations.

1 place mapped

Railway· 1

Transport

Railway · halt
Kutrukhamar PH
📍 16.0 km awayOSM
Get directions →View on OSM

Place data sourced from © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Verified entries are confirmed by the Gram Panchayat. See something wrong? Suggest an edit.

Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 758031

All villages in 758031 →

Same name, different place

Other villages named Basantapur

Looking for a different Basantapur? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Basantapur →

From the village

Latest posts

All 6 posts →

Lead story

September 2026

newsSTATE

Rahul Gandhi Likely to Visit Odisha in October;Panchayat election ahead(!) |

Reported by odishabarta.com.

By Resident0 likes0 comments

Sep

newsSTATE

Odisha forms technical team to monitor care of the apes in Nandankanan

Reported by The New Indian Express.

Resident

Sep

newsSTATE

Odisha Begins Voter List Preparation For 2027 Panchayat, Municipal Elections

Reported by Deccan Chronicle.

Resident

Notable persons of Basantapur

No people on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first people

Hyperlocal & verified

Open jobs in Basantapur

No jobs on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first job

Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Basantapur

Calendar

Upcoming events

Festival calendar →

Sep

Ganesh Chaturthi

state

Vinayaka installation on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. Madhyahna puja muhurat 11:

→

Sep

Hartalika Teej

state

Married women observe a nirjala (waterless) fast for the well-being of their hus

→

Sep

Rishi Panchami

state

Observed the day after Ganesh Chaturthi. Traditional fast honouring the Saptarsh

→

Sep

Vishwakarma Puja

state

Craftsmen, mechanics, factory workers, drivers and shopkeepers honour Vishwakarm

→

Sep

Radha Ashtami

state

Radha's appearance day. Fasting, midday puja, and kirtan. Especially prominent i

→

Sep

Anant Chaturdashi

state

Ananta Vrata — 14 knots on a sacred thread symbolise Vishnu's infinite forms. Al

→

Sep

Gram Sabha — Q3 2026

state

Quarterly Gram Sabha meeting; convened on the last Saturday of the quarter per P

→

Oct

Gandhi Jayanti

state

Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi; observed as a national holiday.

→

News from Kendujhar & Odisha

Recent reporting about this district and state, from the press. Headlines link to the publisher.

Rahul Gandhi Likely to Visit Odisha in October;Panchayat election ahead(!) |
odishabarta.comyesterday
Odisha forms technical team to monitor care of the apes in Nandankanan
The New Indian Express4 days ago
Odisha Begins Voter List Preparation For 2027 Panchayat, Municipal Elections
Deccan Chronicle5 days ago
How solar is helping communities in rural Odisha cope with energy poverty
Down To Earth6 days ago
3 die while cleaning septic tank in Odisha’ Tarapaguda village: Police | India News
Hindustan Times7 days ago
Electrocution death of woman and daughter in Odisha's Karlasoda village triggers protest
The New Indian Express8 days ago

Through villagers' lenses

Photo gallery

No photos on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first photo

Quick answers

People often ask about Basantapur

What is the pincode of Basantapur?

The pincode of Basantapur, Kendujhar Town block, Kendujhar district, Odisha is 758031. The post office is Jhumpura.

Which post office delivers to Basantapur?

Mail for Basantapur is delivered through Jhumpura post office, pincode 758031, in Kendujhar Town block, Kendujhar district. Use the full village name and the pincode on envelopes and courier forms.

In which district is Basantapur located?

Basantapur is a village in Kendujhar Town block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, India.

What is the population of Basantapur as per Census 2011?

As per the 2011 Census, Basantapur village has a population of 193 across 44 households.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Basantapur in?

Basantapur falls under the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency (PC #11) of Odisha.

Which Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency is Basantapur in?

Basantapur falls under the Lanjigarh assembly constituency (AC #77) of Odisha.

What is the literacy rate in Basantapur?

The Census 2011 literacy rate for Basantapur village is 79.8%.

What is the sex ratio in Basantapur?

The Census 2011 sex ratio for Basantapur village is 949 females per 1,000 males.

What is the nearest railway station to Basantapur?

The nearest railway station to Basantapur is Kutrukhamar PH (~16.0 km).

What government schemes are applicable for residents of Basantapur?

12 schemes currently match residents of Basantapur, including KALIA - Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation, Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY), Mission Shakti - Odisha SHG Programme. Eligibility, benefits, and apply links are listed on the village page.

What is the LGD code of Basantapur?

The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Basantapur village is 386169.

How big is Basantapur compared to other villages in Kendujhar Town block?

Basantapur ranks 49 of 60 villages in Kendujhar Town block by Census 2011 population (193 residents).

Who is the MLA of Basantapur?

Basantapur falls under Lanjigarh assembly constituency (AC 77). The sitting MLA is Pradip Kumar Dishari (BJD).

Who is the MP for Basantapur?

Basantapur is in Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency. The sitting Member of Parliament is Malvika Devi (BJP).

What is the population of Basantapur in 2026?

Basantapur is estimated at 14,550 people in 2026, up about 7439% from 193 in the 2011 Census (projection from the state growth rate; the next Census will replace it).

Which agro-climatic zone is Basantapur in?

Odisha falls in the Eastern Plateau and Hills zone (rice, millets, pulses; rain-fed) and the East Coast Plains and Hills zone (rice, coconut, sugarcane, cashew) of the ICAR classification; Basantapur in Kendujhar district shares that zone's cropping pattern and rainfall regime.

Answers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.

Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)