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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Basipota is a village in Serampur Uttarpara mandal, Hooghly district, West Bengal, with a population of 958 and a literacy rate of 73.8%. The village has railway access, hospitals, schools, primary health centres, and an ATM.
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- LGD code
- 325571
- Pincode
- 712245
- Post office
- Makhla
- Population
- 958
- Households
- 233
- Literacy rate
- 73.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1025 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 348
- Distance to district centre
- 32 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 13 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1183 km
- Nearest railway station
- Belanagar · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Seva Nursing Home, Hooghly · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Basipota compares
By population, Basipota ranks #12 of 15 villages in Serampur Uttarpara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.8%
−0.9% vs mandal average
- Basipota
- 73.8%
- Serampur Uttarpara mandal
- 74.7%
- Hooghly district
- 73.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,025
+73 vs mandal average
- Basipota
- 1,025
- Serampur Uttarpara mandal
- 952
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Basipota
- 4.1
- Serampur Uttarpara mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Basipota at a glance
Basipota is a village of 958 people in 233 households (Census 2011) in Serampur Uttarpara block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 12th-largest of 15 villages in Serampur Uttarpara block. Literacy is 74%, about the same as the block average of 75% and the sex ratio is 1,025 women per 1,000 men. It lies 32 km from the Hooghly district centre, 10 km from Bara Kamalapur, the nearest town, 2 km from Belanagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 712245, served by Makhla post office; the LGD village code is 325571. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, primary health centre. The village votes in Chanditala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Swati Khandoker. The population is estimated at 1,072 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Raghunathpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basipota · this village | 958 | 74% | — |
| Konnagar · Patrasayer | 792 | 60% | 4.3 km NE |
| Debirpara · Bally Jagachha | 6,517 | 76% | 5.4 km SW |
| Pandit Satghara · Serampur Uttarpara | 3,087 | 78% | 5.8 km N |
| Bangihati · Serampur Uttarpara | 3,660 | 75% | 5.9 km N |
| Mollarber · Serampur Uttarpara | 6,006 | 69% | 5.8 km NW |
| Chanditala · Chanditala - II | 3,984 | 78% | 5.5 km W |
Complete this village · 3/7
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Basipota
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 55.41
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 25
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Basipota
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Basipota
- LGD code
- 325571
- Pincode
- 712245
- Post office
- Makhla
- Population (Census 2011)
- 958
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,072
- Households
- 233
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1025
- Literacy rate
- 73.8%
- Coordinates
- 22.67969°N, 88.31589°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sreerampur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chanditala
- Member of Parliament
- Kalyan Banerjee
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Swati Khandoker
- Block / Mandal
- Serampur Uttarpara
- Nearest PHC
- Seva Nursing Home, Hooghly (1.6 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (3.0 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Belanagar (2.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Basipota
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata13 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1183 km
- Delhi1293 km
- Chennai1364 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBelanagar2 km
- Bus stopDakshineswar6 km
- Hospital / PHCSeva Nursing Home, Hooghly2 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India3 km
- Petrol pumpHP7 km
- CollegeTaradevi Harak Chand Kankaria Jain College9 km
- Police stationKhardah Police Station7 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Belanagar2.0 km
- Health centre
- Seva Nursing Home, Hooghly1.6 km
- Bank / ATM
- State Bank of India3.0 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Primary health centre
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Basipota
7 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Basipota
3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 712245
Villages near Basipota
Other villages in Serampur Uttarpara mandal
View all 23 →- Mollarber
- Ghoramara (P)
- Piarapur (P)
- Bangihati
- Simla
- Pandit Satghara
- Mirpur
- Bhadua
- Jagannathpur
- Uttar Rajyadharpur
- Chapsara
- Madpur
- Chakpota Kharia (P)
- Haridharpur (P)
- Bamunari (Ct)
- Basai (Ct)
- Belumilki (Ct)
- Dakshin Rajyadharpur (Ct)
- Kanaipur (Ct)
- Nabagram Colony (Ct)
- Nawapara (Ct)
- Raghunathpur (Ps-Dankuni) (Ct)
- Rishra (Ct)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)