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About Bassi Village

Bassi is a mid sized village in Niwai tehsil, in the district of Tonk, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,456, made up of 764 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1099 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 304021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bassi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bassi village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Tonk
Tehsil Niwai
Pincode 304021
Area (hectares) 1099 hectares
Population 1,456
Male Population 764
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bassi compares

By the 2011 count Bassi is the 38th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 968 residents. Its 1099 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bassi

Bassi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bassi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bassi from other places

Bassi lies about 29 km from Tonk, and the nearest railway station is Siras, about 6.0 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 Bassi
Nearest railway station Siras 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Niwai 16 km
District headquarters Tonk 29 km

Villages closest to Bassi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bassi village had a population of 1,456. That makes it the 38th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 968 residents.

Bassi village has 764 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bassi has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bassi is 304021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bassi covers 1099 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.

Bassi falls under Niwai tehsil of Tonk district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bassi is Siras, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bassi.

Bassi is about 29 km from Tonk in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bassi is in Niwai tehsil of Tonk district. Siras is about 6.0 km away. Niwai is about 16 km away. Tonk is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bareda (3.0 km), Kheri Manpura (3.1 km) and Kheri Mohanpura (3.1 km).

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

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