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About Sooraj Basni Village

Sooraj Basni is a small village in Jodhpur tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 95 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sooraj Basni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sooraj Basni village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Jodhpur
Pincode 342027
Area (hectares) 323 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 95
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sooraj Basni compares

By the 2011 count Sooraj Basni is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 929.

Getting to Sooraj Basni

Sooraj Basni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sooraj Basni 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sooraj Basni from other places

Sooraj Basni lies about 25 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Jajiwal, about 2.9 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 Sooraj Basni
Nearest railway station Jajiwal 2.9 km
Nearest town Nandri 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jodhpur 25 km

Villages closest to Sooraj Basni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jodhpur 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 Sooraj Basni

As per the Census of India 2011, Sooraj Basni village had a population of 198. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Sooraj Basni village has 95 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sooraj Basni has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Sooraj Basni is 342027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sooraj Basni covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sooraj Basni falls under Jodhpur tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sooraj Basni is Jajiwal, about 2.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sooraj Basni.

Sooraj Basni is about 25 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sooraj Basni is in Jodhpur tehsil of Jodhpur district. Jajiwal is about 2.9 km away. Nandri is about 15 km away. Jodhpur 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 Jajiwal Vishnoiyan (under 2 km), Akthali (2.4 km) and Budh Nagar (3.6 km).

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

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