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Where is Gatti Basti Masta -1?

Gatti Basti Masta -1 is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Malle Rahime Ke Hithar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034704, and it covers 34 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 336 people in Gatti Basti Masta -1: 184 men and 152 women, living in 52 households, an average of about 6.5 people per household. Spread over its 34 hectares, the population density works out to about 977 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 826 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 285 people, about 85 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.6 per cent and women at 50 per cent. The census recorded 127 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 127 main workers, the largest group, 63, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 42 cultivators on their own land and 21 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gatti Basti Masta -1's land. Of the village's 34 hectares, 32 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (32 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 42 cultivators and 21 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gatti Basti Masta -1 is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Bhangewala, Dona Rahmatwala, Gatti Chak Jadid and Dona Jaimalwala.

What is the population of Gatti Basti Masta -1?

The population of Gatti Basti Masta -1 was 336 at the 2011 census, living in 52 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Gatti Basti Masta -1 have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gatti Basti Masta -1 has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.