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About Bashti Village

Bashti is a mid sized village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 290 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bashti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bashti village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Chenani
Pincode 182141
Area (hectares) 186.6 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 290
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bashti compares

By the 2011 count Bashti is the 29th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 186.6 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bashti

Bashti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bashti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bashti from other places

Bashti lies about 1.7 km from Chenani, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bashti
Tehsil headquarters Chenani 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 18 km

Villages closest to Bashti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chenani tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bashti

As per the Census of India 2011, Bashti village had a population of 570. That makes it the 29th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Bashti village has 290 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bashti has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Bashti is 182141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bashti covers 186.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bashti falls under Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bashti is Udhampur, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bashti.

Bashti is about 1.7 km from Chenani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bashti is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Chenani is about 1.7 km away. Udhampur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandhar (2.5 km), Bashat (2.6 km) and Bain (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bashti today is likely to be higher.

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