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About Bahla Basti Village

Bahla Basti is a small village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 255 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1571.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahla Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahla Basti village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345026
Area (hectares) 1571.16 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 255
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahla Basti compares

By the 2011 count Bahla Basti is the 191st largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 1571.16 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Bahla Basti

Bahla Basti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bahla Basti as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Amarsar, Amdedpura, Askandra and Away. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bahla Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahla Basti village had a population of 473. That makes it the 191st largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Bahla Basti village has 255 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahla Basti has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Bahla Basti is 345026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahla Basti covers 1571.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bahla Basti falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Bahla Basti notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bahla Basti.

Bahla Basti is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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