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About Basni Khariya Village

Basni Khariya is a mid sized village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 540 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basni Khariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basni Khariya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342603
Area (hectares) 480 hectares
Population 1,067
Male Population 540
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basni Khariya compares

By the 2011 count Basni Khariya is the 91st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 480 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Basni Khariya

Basni Khariya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basni Khariya 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basni Khariya from other places

Basni Khariya lies about 74 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kharia Khangarh, about 4.7 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 Khariya
Nearest railway station Kharia Khangarh 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 19 km
Nearest town Pīpār 25 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 74 km

Villages closest to Basni Khariya

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 Khariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Basni Khariya village had a population of 1,067. That makes it the 91st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Basni Khariya village has 540 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basni Khariya has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Basni Khariya is 342603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basni Khariya covers 480 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Basni Khariya is Kharia Khangarh, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Basni Khariya is about 74 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basni Khariya is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Kharia Khangarh is about 4.7 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 19 km away. Pīpār is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palri Siddha (2.3 km), Khariya Khangar (3.8 km) and Devnagar (4.2 km).

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

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