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About Bhala Basni Village

Bhala Basni is a mid sized village in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 866, made up of 442 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 687.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhala Basni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhala Basni village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Osian
Pincode 342303
Area (hectares) 687.13 hectares
Population 866
Male Population 442
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhala Basni compares

By the 2011 count Bhala Basni is the 168th largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 687.13 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 923.

Getting to Bhala Basni

Bhala Basni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhala Basni as Available within 10+ 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 Bhala Basni from other places

Bhala Basni 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 Bhala Basni
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 Bhala Basni

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 Bhala Basni

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhala Basni village had a population of 866. That makes it the 168th largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Bhala Basni village has 442 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhala Basni has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Bhala Basni is 342303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhala Basni covers 687.13 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.

Bhala Basni falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bhala Basni 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 village for Bhala Basni.

Bhala Basni 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.

Bhala Basni 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 Basnitarda (under 2 km).

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

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