Basni

25°26′36″N 82°49′45″E / 25.443454°N 82.829055°E / 25.443454; 82.829055Country IndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictVaranasi districtTehsilPindraElevation87.399 m (286.742 ft)Population • Total9,421Languages • OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Postal codeTelephone code+91-542Vehicle registrationUP65 XXXXVillage code208486Lok Sabha constituencyVaranasiVidhan Sabha constituencyPindra

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]}

Demography

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

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

• Pindra Tehsil
• Pindra (Assembly constituency)

Notes

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

References