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About Basdi Village

Basdi is a small village in Bansur tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 173 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basdi village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Bansur
Pincode 301024
Area (hectares) 85.02 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 173
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basdi compares

By the 2011 count Basdi is the 139th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents. Its 85.02 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Basdi

Basdi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basdi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basdi from other places

Basdi lies about 34 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Alwar Junction, about 33 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 Basdi
Nearest town Viratnagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansur 16 km
Nearest railway station Alwar Junction 33 km
District headquarters Alwar 34 km

Villages closest to Basdi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bansur 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 Basdi

As per the Census of India 2011, Basdi village had a population of 351. That makes it the 139th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents.

Basdi village has 173 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basdi has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Basdi is 301024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basdi covers 85.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basdi falls under Bansur tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Basdi is Alwar Junction, about 33 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basdi.

Basdi is about 34 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basdi is in Bansur tehsil of Alwar district. Viratnagar is about 16 km away. Bansur is about 16 km away. Alwar Junction is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gyanpura (under 2 km), Chatarpura (1.7 km) and Bas Gordhan (2.3 km).

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

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