About Basni Jhoonthan Village

Basni Jhoonthan is a mid sized village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 857, made up of 412 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basni Jhoonthan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basni Jhoonthan village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Luni
Pincode	342801
Area (hectares)	1131 hectares
Population	857
Male Population	412
Female Population	445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,080
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basni Jhoonthan compares

By the 2011 count Basni Jhoonthan is the 74th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 1131 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 944.

Getting to Basni Jhoonthan

Basni Jhoonthan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basni Jhoonthan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jhoonthan from other places

Basni Jhoonthan lies about 24 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Hanwant, about 9.3 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 Jhoonthan
Nearest railway station	Hanwant	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Luni	12 km
Nearest town	Sāngaria	18 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	24 km

Villages closest to Basni Jhoonthan

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

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Common questions about Basni Jhoonthan

As per the Census of India 2011, Basni Jhoonthan village had a population of 857. That makes it the 74th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Basni Jhoonthan village has 412 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basni Jhoonthan has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Basni Jhoonthan is 342801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basni Jhoonthan covers 1131 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 Jhoonthan falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Basni Jhoonthan is Hanwant, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basni Jhoonthan.

Basni Jhoonthan is about 24 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basni Jhoonthan is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Hanwant is about 9.3 km away. Luni is about 12 km away. Sāngaria is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.