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About Basni Harisingh Village

Basni Harisingh is a large village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,897, made up of 1,500 males and 1,397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2274.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basni Harisingh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basni Harisingh village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342901
Area (hectares) 2274.14 hectares
Population 2,897
Male Population 1,500
Female Population 1,397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basni Harisingh compares

By the 2011 count Basni Harisingh is the 33rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 2274.14 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Basni Harisingh

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

Basni Harisingh lies about 80 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Gotan, about 31 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 Basni Harisingh
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Gotan 31 km
Nearest town Basni 40 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 80 km

Villages closest to Basni Harisingh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basni Harisingh village had a population of 2,897. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Basni Harisingh village has 1,500 males and 1,397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basni Harisingh has about 931 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 Basni Harisingh is 342901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basni Harisingh covers 2274.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basni Harisingh falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Basni Harisingh is Gotan, about 31 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Basni Harisingh.

Basni Harisingh is about 80 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basni Harisingh is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bhopalgarh is about 22 km away. Gotan is about 31 km away. Basni is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suwana (1.7 km), Gajsinghpura (4.7 km) and Kukarda (4.8 km).

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

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