Basantia is a

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and gram panchayat in Deshapran CD block in

Contai subdivision Contai Subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Purba Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Administrative units Contai subdivision ...

Purba Medinipur district East Medinipur (Alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the southernmost district of Medinipur division – one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. The ...

in the state of

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Geography

Location

Basantia is located at .

Urbanisation

93.55% of the population of Contai subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 6.45% of the population live in the urban areas and it is considerably behind Haldia subdivision in urbanization, where 20.81% of the population live in urban areas. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Basantia had a total population of 5,455 of which 2,843 (52%) were males and 2,612 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 700. The total number of literates in Basantia was 3,749 (78.84% of the population over 6 years).

Religious Significance

The village has the famous temple of Sri Sri Gokul Chandra Rai Thakur. This temple was established by one Baikuntha Deb Goswami more than 250 years ago. He received a Zamindari grant of 7200 bighas of land to help with the services of the temple. Since 1933, on the basis of an order of the Honourable High Court of Calcutta, the descendants of Rai Radha Shyam Das Adhikary Bahadur are continuing as Shebait and Mahanta of the temple. They organise the famous RAS Utsav at the temple during the month of Kartik.

Infrastructure

As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Basantia covered an area of 1.3479 km². It had the facility of a railway station at

Contai Contai is a coastal and subdivisional city and a municipality in East Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Contai subdivision. Etymology In the 5th century, during the visit of Faxian, Fa-Hien, Contai was uninh ...

12 km away and bus routes in the town. Amongst the civic amenities it had 100 road lighting points and 1,120 domestic electric connections. Amongst the medical facilities it had a hospital and 8 medicine shops in the town. Amongst the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and a senior secondary school. The nearest degree college was at Contai.

Transport

Basantia is on Contai-Basantia-Benichak-Rasulpur Road.

Education

Basantia High School is a coeducational higher secondary school. Daruya Gandhi Smriti High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school established in 1972.

Healthcare

Basantia Rural Hospital at Basantia (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Deshapran CD block. There are primary health centres at Barabantalia (with 15 beds) and Daulatpur, PO Dariapur (with 10 beds).

References

{{Purba Medinipur District Cities and towns in Purba Medinipur district