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About Basni Theda Village

Basni Theda is a small village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 127 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basni Theda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basni Theda village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342603
Area (hectares) 359.62 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 127
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,181
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basni Theda compares

By the 2011 count Basni Theda is the 150th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 359.62 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Basni Theda

Basni Theda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basni Theda as Available within 5 - 10 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 Basni Theda from other places

Basni Theda lies about 71 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Umed, about 8.6 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 Theda
Nearest railway station Umed 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 11 km
Nearest town Pīpār 27 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 71 km

Villages closest to Basni Theda

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 Theda

As per the Census of India 2011, Basni Theda village had a population of 277. That makes it the 150th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Basni Theda village has 127 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basni Theda has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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

Basni Theda covers 359.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Basni Theda is Umed, about 8.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basni Theda.

Basni Theda is about 71 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basni Theda is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Umed is about 8.6 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 11 km away. Pīpār is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basni Patan (under 2 km), Basni Buddha (under 2 km) and Devnagar (4.0 km).

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

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