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About Basni Village

Basni is a mid sized village in Hindoli tehsil, in the district of Bundi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,994, made up of 1,030 males and 964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 536 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 323025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basni village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bundi
Tehsil Hindoli
Pincode 323025
Area (hectares) 536 hectares
Population 1,994
Male Population 1,030
Female Population 964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basni compares

By the 2011 count Basni is the 25th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,225 residents. Its 536 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Basni

Basni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basni as Available within village. 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 Basni from other places

Basni lies about 34 km from Bundi. 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 Basni
Nearest town Deoli 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Hindoli 13 km
District headquarters Bundi 34 km

Villages closest to Basni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basni village had a population of 1,994. That makes it the 25th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,225 residents.

Basni village has 1,030 males and 964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basni has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Basni is 323025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basni covers 536 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basni falls under Hindoli tehsil of Bundi district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Basni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Basni.

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

Basni is in Hindoli tehsil of Bundi district. Deoli is about 9.8 km away. Hindoli is about 13 km away. Bundi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umar (2.2 km), Deva Ka Khera (2.5 km) and Batwari (2.9 km).

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

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