Bassi Bahianਬੱਸੀ ਬਹਿਆਂ

Where is Bassi Bahian?

Bassi Bahian is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and is served by the Singhpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031499, and it covers 46 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 224 people in Bassi Bahian: 110 men and 114 women, living in 49 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 46 hectares, the population density works out to about 487 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1036 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 77 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.94 per cent and women at 80.2 per cent. The census recorded 60 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 60 main workers, the largest group, 46, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 11 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassi Bahian's land. Of the village's 46 hectares, 40 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (40 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 11 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. 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 Bahian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Mustapha, Singhpur, Jahan Khelan and Bajwara.

What is the population of Bassi Bahian?

The population of Bassi Bahian was 224 at the 2011 census, living in 49 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bassi Bahian have?

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