| Basni | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh Varanasi#India Uttar Pradesh#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Basni |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Village location on Varanasi district map |
| Coordinates: | 25.4435°N 82.8291°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Varanasi district |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pindra |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 87.399 |
| Population Total: | 9,421 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 221204 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91-542 |
| Registration Plate: | UP65 XXXX |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Village code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 208486 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank Info Sec2: | Varanasi |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Pindra |
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]
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 .[5]
| Details | Male | Female | Total | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of houses | – | – | 1,377 | (census 2011) |
| 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% | |
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]