# Basra Village, Ramsar, Barmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ramsar, Barmer 

# Basra

Basra is a village in Ramsar sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,050 people in 187 households**, the 27th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.7%.

- 1,050people (2011)
- 187households
- 36.1%literacy
- 344001PIN code

## Basra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basra is 344001.** Basra falls in Ramsar sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code344001
- Community development blockBarmer
- Census village code088493

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Basra from nearby towns?

- Ramsar (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Barmer (district HQ)40 km by road
- Barmer (nearest town)40 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Basra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Basra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Siyani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barmer
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barmer
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Basra known for?

The main crops are **bajara, moth and guar**. About 62% of the 1,445 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Basra

Of every 100 households in Basra in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Basra · ■ Ramsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****98%**

**91%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**5%

None of these assets ****65%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Basra?

■ Basra · ■ Ramsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.1%**

**50.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**910

Working population ****52.6%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 18.6% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 519 (94%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ramsar

- Gangala1,133 people
- Nihalaniyon Ka Tobha1,130 people
- Chadar Bankalsar1,120 people
- Anta1,075 people
- Padhariya1,040 people
- Chandaniyon Ka Par1,028 people
- Ajbani1,003 people
- Ramdiyon Ki Basti946 people

[All 169 villages in Ramsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/ramsar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basra?344001
- How far is Basra from Barmer?40 km by road
- What is the population of Basra?1,050 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basra in?Barmer district (Ramsar sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Basra?36.1% (Census 2011)