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About Basodiya Village

Basodiya is a mid sized village in Aklera tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 351 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 601.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basodiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basodiya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Aklera
Pincode 326039
Area (hectares) 601.55 hectares
Population 673
Male Population 351
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basodiya compares

By the 2011 count Basodiya is the 76th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 601.55 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Basodiya

Basodiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basodiya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Basodiya from other places

Basodiya lies about 44 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 38 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 Basodiya
Tehsil headquarters Aklera 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 38 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 44 km

Villages closest to Basodiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basodiya village had a population of 673. That makes it the 76th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Basodiya village has 351 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basodiya has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Basodiya is 326039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basodiya covers 601.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basodiya falls under Aklera tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Basodiya is Jhalarapatan, about 38 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basodiya.

Basodiya is about 44 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basodiya is in Aklera tehsil of Jhalawar district. Aklera is about 3.5 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 38 km away. Jhalawar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bareri Kalan (1.7 km), Kharpa (2.1 km) and Parpati (2.2 km).

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

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