Basantrai is a village in the
Basantrai CD block in the Godda subdivision of the
Godda district
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in the
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state
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Jharkhand
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Geography
Location
Basantrai is located at .
Basantrai has an area of .
Overview
The map shows a hilly area with the
Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the
Ganges
The Ganges ( ; in India: Ganga, ; in Bangladesh: Padma, ). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary rive ...
in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where
Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal.
Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.
Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, Basantrai had a total population of 581, of which 307(53%) were males and 274 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 120. The total number of literate persons in Basantrai was 393 (85.25% of the population over 6 years).
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Civic administration
Police station
Basantrai police station serves the Basantrai CD block.
CD block HQ
Headquarters of Basantrai CD block is at Basantrai village.
Education
M.A. Kalam Azad Degree College, Basantrai, is affiliated with Sido Kanhu Murmu University. Established in 1985, this college has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII (Intermediate).
References
{{Santhal Parganas Division
Villages in Godda district