Bassi Maroof Hussainpurਬੱਸੀ ਮਰੂਫ ਹੁਸੈਨਪੁਰ

Where is Bassi Maroof Hussainpur?

Bassi Maroof Hussainpur 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 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Bassi--Maroof--Hussainpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031461, and it covers 552 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,490 people in Bassi Maroof Hussainpur: 750 men and 740 women, living in 319 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 552 hectares, the population density works out to about 270 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 987 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 194, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,125 people, about 76 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.08 per cent and women at 74.61 per cent. The census recorded 471 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 367 main workers, the largest group, 227, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 69 cultivators on their own land and 67 agricultural labourers. A further 104 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassi Maroof Hussainpur's land. Of the village's 552 hectares, 382 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (382 hectares). About 80 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 81 cultivators and 141 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. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bassi Maroof Hussainpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 6 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 Bassi Kaso, Bassi Maruf Siala, Jalalpur and Bhagowal.

What is the population of Bassi Maroof Hussainpur?

The population of Bassi Maroof Hussainpur was 1,490 at the 2011 census, living in 319 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bassi Maroof Hussainpur have?

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