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About Basni Silawatan Village

Basni Silawatan is a mid sized village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,961, made up of 1,036 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basni Silawatan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basni Silawatan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342012
Area (hectares) 323 hectares
Population 1,961
Male Population 1,036
Female Population 925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basni Silawatan compares

By the 2011 count Basni Silawatan is the 33rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Basni Silawatan

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

Basni Silawatan lies about 11 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Basni, about 8.5 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 Silawatan
Nearest railway station Basni 8.5 km
Nearest town Sāngaria 9.4 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Luni 22 km

Villages closest to Basni Silawatan

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.

Common questions about Basni Silawatan

As per the Census of India 2011, Basni Silawatan village had a population of 1,961. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Basni Silawatan village has 1,036 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basni Silawatan has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Basni Silawatan is 342012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basni Silawatan covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basni Silawatan falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Basni Silawatan is Basni, about 8.5 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 <5 km distance for Basni Silawatan.

Basni Silawatan is about 11 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basni Silawatan is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Basni is about 8.5 km away. Sāngaria is about 9.4 km away. Jodhpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doli (5.1 km), Doli Kalani (5.1 km) and Narnadi (5.4 km).

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

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