Bassi Kikranਬੱਸੀ ਕਿਕਰਨ

Where is Bassi Kikran?

Bassi Kikran 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 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Bassi--Kikran gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031479, and it covers 296 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,292 people in Bassi Kikran: 648 men and 644 women, living in 261 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 296 hectares, the population density works out to about 436 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 994 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 161, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 874 people, about 68 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.27 per cent and women at 71.35 per cent. The census recorded 396 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 383 main workers, the largest group, 258, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 68 cultivators on their own land and 50 agricultural labourers. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassi Kikran's land. Of the village's 296 hectares, 244 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (244 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 68 cultivators and 55 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Bassi Kikran 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 Nandan, Nara, Bassi Purani and Tharoli.

What is the population of Bassi Kikran?

The population of Bassi Kikran was 1,292 at the 2011 census, living in 261 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bassi Kikran have?

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