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About Basnitarda Village

Basnitarda is a small village in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 133 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basnitarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basnitarda village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Osian
Pincode 342312
Area (hectares) 317.78 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 133
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basnitarda compares

By the 2011 count Basnitarda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 317.78 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 923.

Getting to Basnitarda

Basnitarda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Basnitarda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Basnitarda from other places

Basnitarda lies about 50 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Osiyan, about 3.4 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 Basnitarda
Tehsil headquarters Osian 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Osiyan 3.4 km
Nearest town Nandri 48 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 50 km

Villages closest to Basnitarda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basnitarda village had a population of 268. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Basnitarda village has 133 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basnitarda has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Basnitarda is 342312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basnitarda covers 317.78 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.

Basnitarda falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Basnitarda is Osiyan, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance for Basnitarda.

Basnitarda is about 50 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basnitarda is in Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district. Osian is about 2.3 km away. Osiyan is about 3.4 km away. Nandri is about 48 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 (under 2 km), Basni Bhatiyan (under 2 km) and Bhala Basni (under 2 km).

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

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