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About Basra Bhoja Village

Basra Bhoja is a mid sized village in Raniwara tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,168, made up of 600 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basra Bhoja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basra Bhoja village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Raniwara
Pincode 343029
Area (hectares) 628.04 hectares
Population 1,168
Male Population 600
Female Population 568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basra Bhoja compares

By the 2011 count Basra Bhoja is the 63rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 628.04 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Basra Bhoja

Basra Bhoja is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Basra Bhoja as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basra Bhoja from other places

Basra Bhoja lies about 60 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Kori, about 4.2 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 Basra Bhoja
Nearest railway station Marwar Kori 4.2 km
Nearest town Bhīnmāl 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniwara 18 km
District headquarters Jalor 60 km

Villages closest to Basra Bhoja

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniwara 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 Basra Bhoja

As per the Census of India 2011, Basra Bhoja village had a population of 1,168. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Basra Bhoja village has 600 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basra Bhoja has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Basra Bhoja is 343029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basra Bhoja covers 628.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basra Bhoja falls under Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Basra Bhoja is Marwar Kori, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basra Bhoja.

Basra Bhoja is about 60 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basra Bhoja is in Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district. Marwar Kori is about 4.2 km away. Bhīnmāl is about 13 km away. Raniwara is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitrodi (2.4 km), Chandpura (2.7 km) and Chara (3.2 km).

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

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