Bassi Ali Khanਬੱਸੀ ਅਲੀ ਖਾਨ

Where is Bassi Ali Khan?

Bassi Ali Khan is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and is served by the Bassi--Ali--Khan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031522, and it covers 45 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 508 people in Bassi Ali Khan: 262 men and 246 women, living in 106 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 45 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,129 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 939 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 69, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 469 people, about 92 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.22 per cent and women at 72.9 per cent. The census recorded 219 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 161 main workers, the largest group, 88, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 48 other workers in trade, transport and services and 20 cultivators on their own land. A further 58 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassi Ali Khan's land. Of the village's 45 hectares, 40 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 23 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (23 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. The census recorded 20 cultivators and 110 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Bassi Ali Khan is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bassi Jaura, Kila Sher Khan, Mehina and Bassi Shah Mohamad.

What is the population of Bassi Ali Khan?

The population of Bassi Ali Khan was 508 at the 2011 census, living in 106 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bassi Ali Khan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bassi Ali Khan has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.