About Basni Village

Basni is one of the larger villages in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,421, made up of 4,896 males and 4,525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basni village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Varanasi
Tehsil	Pindra
Pincode	221204
Area (hectares)	305.36 hectares
Population	9,421
Male Population	4,896
Female Population	4,525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basni compares

By the 2011 count Basni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 305.36 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Basni

Basni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barwan, Barwapur, Barzi and Basantpura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Basni

As per the Census of India 2011, Basni village had a population of 9,421. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Basni village has 4,896 males and 4,525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basni has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Basni is 221204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basni covers 305.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basni falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Basni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Basni.

Basni is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.