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About Jani Ki Basti Village

Jani Ki Basti is a mid sized village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 336 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jani Ki Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jani Ki Basti village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Chohtan
Pincode 344702
Area (hectares) 463 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 336
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jani Ki Basti compares

By the 2011 count Jani Ki Basti is the 252nd largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 463 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Jani Ki Basti

Jani Ki Basti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jani Ki Basti as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jani Ki Basti from other places

Jani Ki Basti lies about 69 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gagariya, about 36 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 Jani Ki Basti
Tehsil headquarters Chohtan 26 km
Nearest railway station Gagariya 36 km
District headquarters Barmer 69 km
Nearest town Bārmer 69 km

Villages closest to Jani Ki Basti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chohtan 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 Jani Ki Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Jani Ki Basti village had a population of 695. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Jani Ki Basti village has 336 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jani Ki Basti has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Jani Ki Basti is 344702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jani Ki Basti covers 463 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jani Ki Basti falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jani Ki Basti is Gagariya, about 36 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jani Ki Basti.

Jani Ki Basti is about 69 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jani Ki Basti is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. Chohtan is about 26 km away. Gagariya is about 36 km away. Barmer is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arbi Ki Gafan (under 2 km), Beendoniyon Ki Dhani (under 2 km) and Lidiyala (3.4 km).

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

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