// BASIC AMENITIES The village has a number of basic amenities, which helps the village function smoothly. The village receives its water from the Indira Gandhi Canal. There is a tube well, as well as a pipeline for water. There is a school in the village up till standard 8. There is no hospital in the village, though there is a nurse who comes on all working days from 9am to 2pm. One of the villagers, Hasan Khan owns a provision store, and all the products in his store come from the Jaisalmer city. There are 3 taxis in the village itself which are used for travel. All the three taxis go to and from Basanpir Juni to Jaisalmer. Anyone wanting to travel on the route has to pay Rs.20 one way. It takes less than an hour to reach Jaislamer. The taxis are owned by Baseer Khan, Makhane Khan and Hasam Khan. There is a postman who comes every once in a while to deliver letters, as well as money for the elderly senior citizens of the village.
The provision store of the village
A typical kuccha house in the village Ralli- A Bond / Craft Documentation / Textile Design / National Institute Design / 2014
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