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About Puniyon Ki Basni Village

Puniyon Ki Basni is a mid sized village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,166, made up of 591 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 864.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puniyon Ki Basni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puniyon Ki Basni village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342037
Area (hectares) 864.23 hectares
Population 1,166
Male Population 591
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puniyon Ki Basni compares

By the 2011 count Puniyon Ki Basni is the 83rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 864.23 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Puniyon Ki Basni

Puniyon Ki Basni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puniyon Ki Basni as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Puniyon Ki Basni from other places

Puniyon Ki Basni lies about 48 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Mathaniya, about 26 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 Puniyon Ki Basni
Nearest railway station Marwar Mathaniya 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 29 km
Nearest town Nandri 41 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 48 km

Villages closest to Puniyon Ki Basni

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 Puniyon Ki Basni

As per the Census of India 2011, Puniyon Ki Basni village had a population of 1,166. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Puniyon Ki Basni village has 591 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puniyon Ki Basni has about 973 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 Puniyon Ki Basni is 342037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puniyon Ki Basni covers 864.23 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.

Puniyon Ki Basni falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Puniyon Ki Basni is Marwar Mathaniya, about 26 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 village for Puniyon Ki Basni.

Puniyon Ki Basni is about 48 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puniyon Ki Basni is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Marwar Mathaniya is about 26 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 29 km away. Nandri is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanwat Kua Khurd (2.7 km), Sanwat Kua Kalan (3.6 km) and Jointara (5.4 km).

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

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