Basantpurਬਸਂਟਪੁਰ

Where is Basantpur?

Basantpur is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwara community development block and is served by the Mangu--Mera gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031329, and it covers 47 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 223 people in Basantpur: 108 men and 115 women, living in 47 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 47 hectares, the population density works out to about 474 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1065 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 99 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.7 per cent and women at 78.43 per cent. The census recorded 49 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 41 main workers, the largest group, 36, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 agricultural labourers and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Basantpur's land. Of the village's 47 hectares, 37 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 15 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (15 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 2 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Basantpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Palahar, Batwara, Bhol Kalota and Mangu Mera.

What is the population of Basantpur?

The population of Basantpur was 223 at the 2011 census, living in 47 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Basantpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Basantpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.