Bassi Kale Khanਬੱਸੀ ਕਲੇ ਖਾਨ

Where is Bassi Kale Khan?

Bassi Kale Khan is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hariana, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Bassi--Kale--Khan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031420, and it covers 93 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 327 people in Bassi Kale Khan: 165 men and 162 women, living in 67 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 93 hectares, the population density works out to about 352 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 982 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 165 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.23 per cent and women at 83.1 per cent. The census recorded 74 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 62 main workers, the largest group, 25, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 cultivators on their own land and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassi Kale Khan's land. Of the village's 93 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). About 13 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 20 cultivators and 20 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Bassi Kale Khan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hariana, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bassi Panj Bhaian, Khanpur, Bassi Wahid and Nangal Kanungoan.

What is the population of Bassi Kale Khan?

The population of Bassi Kale Khan was 327 at the 2011 census, living in 67 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bassi Kale Khan have?

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