About Basra Village

Basra is a mid sized village in Parbatsar tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 484 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 701 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341542, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basra village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Nagaur
Tehsil	Parbatsar
Pincode	341542
Area (hectares)	701 hectares
Population	964
Male Population	484
Female Population	480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
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 Basra compares

By the 2011 count Basra is the 79th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents. Its 701 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 963.

Getting to Basra

Basra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Basra 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 Basra from other places

Basra lies about 99 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Parvatsar Mela, about 6.8 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 Basra
Nearest railway station	Parvatsar Mela	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Parbatsar	9.2 km
Nearest town	Borāwar	12 km
District headquarters	Nagaur	99 km

Villages closest to Basra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basra village had a population of 964. That makes it the 79th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents.

Basra village has 484 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basra has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Basra is 341542. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basra covers 701 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basra falls under Parbatsar tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Basra is Parvatsar Mela, about 6.8 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 Basra.

Basra is about 99 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basra is in Parbatsar tehsil of Nagaur district. Parvatsar Mela is about 6.8 km away. Parbatsar is about 9.2 km away. Borāwar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.