Gatti Basti Masta - 2ਗੱਟੀ ਬਸਤੀ ਮਸਤਾ

Where is Gatti Basti Masta - 2?

Gatti Basti Masta - 2 is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Gatti Basti Masta-2 gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034710, and it covers 214 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 554 people in Gatti Basti Masta - 2: 286 men and 268 women, living in 89 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 214 hectares, the population density works out to about 259 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 937 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 81, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 552 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.1 per cent and women at 44.74 per cent. The census recorded 174 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 174 main workers, the largest group, 73, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 59 other workers in trade, transport and services and 42 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gatti Basti Masta - 2's land. Of the village's 214 hectares, 203 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (203 hectares). About 11 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 73 cultivators and 42 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had its own post office. 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 - 2 is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 18 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 Rahime Ke Hithar, Mallha Rahime Ke Hithar, Lakhmir Ke Hithar and Mallha Rahim Ke Uttar.

What is the population of Gatti Basti Masta - 2?

The population of Gatti Basti Masta - 2 was 554 at the 2011 census, living in 89 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Gatti Basti Masta - 2 have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gatti Basti Masta - 2 has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.