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{{Short description|Village in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2026}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Basdeopur
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| settlement_type = Village
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| image_map = Firozabad block Basdeopur.png
| map_caption = Map showing Basdeopur in Firozabad block
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|27.13833|N|78.33323|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Firozabad district|Firozabad]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Firozabad]]
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| area_total_km2 = 0.942
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| population_total = 1868
| population_as_of = 2011
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 283203
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'''Basdeopur''' ({{IAST|Bāsdevpur}}) is a village in [[Firozabad]] block of [[Firozabad district]], Uttar Pradesh. It is located southwest of Firozabad, on the edge of the ravines leading down to the [[Yamuna]]. As of 2011, it had a population of 1,868, in 290 households.

== Geography ==
Basdeopur is located southwest of Firozabad, right on the edge between the cultivated plains to the north and the rugged ravines leading down to the [[Yamuna]] to the south. There is also an area of ravines on the east side of the village. To the southwest is an area of open scrubland that belongs to the Firozabad Reserved Forest. About 1 km to the west is the hamlet of Sujatgarh, while a bit farther away to the east is the village of [[Gundau]]. To the southwest, on the other side of the forest reserve, is the hamlet of Nandan. To the north are several hamlets: from west to east, they are Nagla Girdhari, Nagla Asa, Nagla Sadasukh, and Nagla Tikat, with another called Nagla Dansabai just to the south of Nagla Tikat.<ref name="Survey of India map G44A8">{{cite map |author=[[Survey of India]] |title=Open Series Map No. G44A8 |date=2005 |scale=1:50,000 |type=[[Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system|Universal Transverse Mercator]] projection |edition=1st}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
As of 2011, Basdeopur had a population of 1,868, in 290 households.<ref name="Census 2011 A"/>{{rp|119}} This population was 53.3% male (995) and 46.7% female (873). The 0–6 age group numbered 283 (141 male and 142 female), making up 15.1% of the total population. 16 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 0.8% of the total.<ref name="Census 2011 B">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Firozabad, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1211/download/3858/DH_2011_0916_PART_B_DCHB_FIROZABAD.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|110–1}}

The [[1981 Census of India|1981 census]] recorded Basdeopur as having a population of 1,123 people (618 male and 505 female), in 126 households and 124 physical houses.<ref name="Census 1981">{{cite book |title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-B: Village & Town Directory, District Agra |date=1982 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/28672/download/31854/28391_1981_AGR.pdf |access-date=25 July 2023}}</ref>{{rp|192-3}}

The [[1961 Census of India|1961 census]] recorded Basdeopur as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 342 people (182 male and 160 female), in 53 households and 43 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 233 acres.<ref name="Census 1961">{{cite book |title=Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (22 - Agra District) |date=1965 |location=Lucknow |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/28472/download/31654/21841_1961_AGR.pdf |access-date=25 December 2021}}</ref>{{rp|xciv}}

== Infrastructure ==
As of 2011, Basdeopur had 2 primary schools; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village did not have a post office or public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both ''[[Indian vernacular architecture#kachcha|kachcha]]'' and ''[[Indian vernacular architecture#pucca|pakka]]'' materials.<ref name="Census 2011 A">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Firozabad, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1210/download/3854/DH_2011_0916_PART_A_DCHB_FIROZABAD.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|119–24}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Firozabad district}}

[[Category:Villages in Firozabad district]]

Basdeopur, Firozabad - Revision history

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