# Basni Village, Pindra, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Pindra, Varanasi 

# Basni

Basni is a village in Pindra sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **9,421 people in 1,377 households**, the 3rd largest of 423 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 9,421people (2011)
- 1,377households
- 74.4%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basni

Of every 100 households in Basni in 2011, 36 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Basni · ■ Pindra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**79%

Tap water ****15%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**92%

Use banking services ****72%**

**82%

Television ****48%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Basni?

■ Basni · ■ Pindra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**899

Working population ****37.6%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 62.5% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 394 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (7%) · **■** Household industry 470 (13%) · **■** Other work 875 (25%) · **■** Marginal 1,543 (44%)

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 Pindra

- Pindara15,257 people
- Kathiraon11,994 people
- Puari Kala9,282 people
- Sindhora8,599 people
- Kuri7,885 people
- Nehiya7,856 people

[All 431 villages in Pindra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/pindra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basni?9,421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basni in?Varanasi district (Pindra sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basni?74.4% (Census 2011)