Bassi Jamal Khanਬੱਸੀ ਜਮਾਲ ਖਾਨ

Where is Bassi Jamal Khan?

Bassi Jamal 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 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and is served by the Bassi--Jamal--Khan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031488, and it covers 24 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 231 people in Bassi Jamal Khan: 123 men and 108 women, living in 45 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 24 hectares, the population density works out to about 962 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 878 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 127 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.85 per cent and women at 75.51 per cent. The census recorded 60 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 57 main workers, the largest group, 35, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 18 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 household industry workers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassi Jamal Khan's land. Of the village's 24 hectares, 21 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (21 hectares). About 3 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 35 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bassi Jamal Khan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 13 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 Dhirowal, Bassi Alladin, Naru Nangal Khas and Mochpur.

What is the population of Bassi Jamal Khan?

The population of Bassi Jamal Khan was 231 at the 2011 census, living in 45 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bassi Jamal Khan have?

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