Basoyaਬਸੋਯਾ

Where is Basoya?

Basoya is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030789, and it covers 140 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 468 people in Basoya: 234 men and 234 women, living in 108 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 140 hectares, the population density works out to about 334 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 21 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.78 per cent and women at 86.76 per cent. The census recorded 83 workers, about 18 per cent of the village. Of the 14 main workers, the largest group, 12, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 69 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Basoya's land. Of the village's 140 hectares, 123 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (123 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 31 cultivators and 7 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Basoya is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Bamun, Chanalta, Chack Suleman and Kang.

What is the population of Basoya?

The population of Basoya was 468 at the 2011 census, living in 108 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Basoya have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Basoya has an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.