Bassi Bahadarਬੱਸੀ ਬਹਡਰ

Where is Bassi Bahadar?

Bassi Bahadar is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hariana, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Bassi Billo gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031363, and it covers 26 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 25 people in Bassi Bahadar: 12 men and 13 women, living in 6 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 26 hectares, the population density works out to about 96 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1083 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 2, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 20 people, about 80 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.82 per cent and women at 83.33 per cent. The census recorded 5 workers, about 20 per cent of the village. Of the 3 main workers, the largest group, 2, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassi Bahadar's land. Of the village's 26 hectares, 24 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (24 hectares). About 2 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 0 cultivators and 3 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. 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. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Bassi Bahadar is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hariana, about 8 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 Nangal Pind, Bhaliala, Nila Naloya and Bassi Bazid.

What is the population of Bassi Bahadar?

The population of Bassi Bahadar was 25 at the 2011 census, living in 6 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bassi Bahadar have?

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