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About Basni Seja Village

Basni Seja is a large village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,023, made up of 1,577 males and 1,446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basni Seja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basni Seja village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 342902
Area (hectares) 309 hectares
Population 3,023
Male Population 1,577
Female Population 1,446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basni Seja compares

By the 2011 count Basni Seja is the 21st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 309 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Basni Seja

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

Basni Seja lies about 66 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Gotan, about 9.4 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 Basni Seja
Nearest railway station Gotan 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 21 km
District headquarters Nagaur 66 km

Villages closest to Basni Seja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basni Seja village had a population of 3,023. That makes it the 21st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Basni Seja village has 1,577 males and 1,446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basni Seja has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Basni Seja is 342902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basni Seja covers 309 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basni Seja falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Basni Seja is Gotan, about 9.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basni Seja.

Basni Seja is about 66 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basni Seja is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Gotan is about 9.4 km away. Merta is about 21 km away. Nagaur is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basnisiya Charana (under 2 km), Sodas (1.9 km) and Gathiya (3.9 km).

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

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