Basni is a village in Pindra Tehsil of Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The village falls under gram panchayat by the same name as the village. The village is about 26 kilometres North-West of Varanasi city, 262 kilometres South-East of state capital Lucknow and 794 kilometres South-East of the national capital Delhi.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

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Village
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Village location on Varanasi district map
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Basni (Uttar Pradesh)
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Basni (India)
Coordinates: 25°26′36″N 82°49′45″E / 25.443454°N 82.829055°E / 25.443454; 82.829055
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictVaranasi district
TehsilPindra
Elevation
87.399 m (286.742 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,421
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code
221204
Telephone code+91-542
Vehicle registrationUP65 XXXX
Village code208486
Lok Sabha constituencyVaranasi
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPindra

Demography

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Basni has a total population of 9,421 people amongst 1,377 families. Sex ratio of the village is 924 and child sex ratio is 844. Uttar Pradesh state average for both ratios is 912 and 902 respectively [note].[5]

Details Male Female Total Comments
Number of houses 1,377 (census 2011)[5]
Adult 4,203 3,904 8,143
Children (0–6 years) 693 585 1,278
Total population 4,896 4,525 9,421
Literacy 85.63% 62.49% 74.43%

Transportation

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Basni can be accessed by air (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport), train (Babatpur railway station) and by road. Nearest operational airports are Varanasi airport (8 kilometres) and Allahabad Airports (133 kilometres West).[8][9]

See also

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Notes

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  • ^ All demographic data is based on 2011 Census of India.

References

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  1. ^ "Village coordinates". latlong.net. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Elevation". daftlogic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Village code & Tehsil". Local Government directory. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Demography". 2011 census. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Village code". villageinfo.in. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  7. ^ "About village". Maps of India. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Rail information". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Location". Google Maps. Retrieved 1 August 2015.