Basni is a village in

Pindra Tehsil Pindra is one of three tehsils (sub-districts) in Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Pindra is situated 24 kilometers from the city of Varanasi and has 424 villages. History Pindra Village /Town was first setteld during the ...

Varanasi district Varanasi district is a district in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, with Varanasi city as the district headquarters. It is surrounded by Mirzapur district, Jaunpur district, Ghazipur district, Chandauli district, and Bhadohi distr ...

in the Indian

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. The village falls under

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by the same name as the village. The village is about 26 kilometres North-West of

Varanasi Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. * * * * The city has a syncretic t ...

city, 262 kilometres South-East of state capital

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and 794 kilometres South-East of the national capital Delhi.

Demography

Basni has a total population of 9,421 people amongst 1,377 families.

Sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species de ...

of the village is 924 and

child sex ratio In India, the child sex ratio is defined as the number of females per thousand males in the age group 0–6 years in a human population Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by ...

is 844.

state average for both ratios is 912 and 902 respectively .

Transportation

Basni can be accessed by air (

Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport is an international airport serving Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Babatpur, northwest of Varanasi. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was officially renamed after Lal Bahadu ...

), train (

Babatpur railway station Babatpur railway station is one of the railway stations in Varanasi district. It is 5 km East of Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, 22 km North-West of Varanasi Junction railway station and 29 km North-West of Banaras Hi ...

) and by road. Nearest operational airports are Varanasi airport (8 kilometres) and

Allahabad Airport Allahabad Airport , officially known as Deendayal Upadhyay Airport, is a military airbase and public airport serving the city of Allahabad, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in Bamrauli Prayagraj, from Prayagraj city and ser ...

s (133 kilometres West).

Notes

* All demographic data is based on 2011 Census of India.

References

Villages in Varanasi district {{Varanasi-geo-stub

Demography

Transportation

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