About Basna Village

Basna is a mid sized village in Bansur tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,795, made up of 967 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basna village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Tehsil	Bansur
Pincode	301402
Area (hectares)	488 hectares
Population	1,795
Male Population	967
Female Population	828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basna compares

By the 2011 count Basna is the 47th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents. Its 488 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Basna

Basna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Basna from other places

Basna lies about 28 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Parisal, about 27 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 Basna
Tehsil headquarters	Bansur	7.2 km
Nearest town	Kotputli	17 km
Nearest railway station	Parisal	27 km
District headquarters	Alwar	28 km

Villages closest to Basna

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.

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Common questions about Basna

As per the Census of India 2011, Basna village had a population of 1,795. That makes it the 47th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents.

Basna village has 967 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basna has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Basna is 301402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basna covers 488 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basna falls under Bansur tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Basna is Parisal, about 27 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basna.

Basna is about 28 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basna is in Bansur tehsil of Alwar district. Bansur is about 7.2 km away. Kotputli is about 17 km away. Parisal is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.