Bassi Daud Khanਬੱਸੀ ਦੌਡ ਖਾਨ

Where is Bassi Daud Khan?

Bassi Daud Khan is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031513, and it covers 79 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 321 people in Bassi Daud Khan: 168 men and 153 women, living in 65 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 79 hectares, the population density works out to about 406 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 107 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.24 per cent and women at 77.21 per cent. The census recorded 108 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 106 main workers, the largest group, 42, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 34 agricultural labourers and 26 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassi Daud Khan's land. Of the village's 79 hectares, 70 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (70 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 26 cultivators and 35 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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

Bassi Daud Khan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bassi Kundian, Kundla, Mal Mazara and Nasran.

What is the population of Bassi Daud Khan?

The population of Bassi Daud Khan was 321 at the 2011 census, living in 65 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bassi Daud Khan have?

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