Bassi Jauraਬੱਸੀ ਜੌੜਾ

Where is Bassi Jaura?

Bassi Jaura is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and is served by the Bassi--Jaura gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031521, and it covers 49 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 389 people in Bassi Jaura: 196 men and 193 women, living in 85 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 49 hectares, the population density works out to about 794 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 985 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 294 people, about 76 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.47 per cent and women at 84.39 per cent. The census recorded 110 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 103 main workers, the largest group, 76, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 27 cultivators on their own land. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassi Jaura's land. Of the village's 49 hectares, 42 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 32 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (32 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 29 cultivators and 2 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. 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.

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 Jaura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 7 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 Mehina, Bassi Ali Khan, Haripur and Kila Sher Khan.

What is the population of Bassi Jaura?

The population of Bassi Jaura was 389 at the 2011 census, living in 85 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bassi Jaura have?

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