Bassi Maruf Sialaਬੱਸੀ ਮਰੁਫ ਸਿਆਲਾ

Where is Bassi Maruf Siala?

Bassi Maruf Siala is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. 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--Maruf--Siala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031462, and it covers 262 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,165 people in Bassi Maruf Siala: 610 men and 555 women, living in 248 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 262 hectares, the population density works out to about 445 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 129, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 449 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.63 per cent and women at 84.08 per cent. The census recorded 371 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 321 main workers, the largest group, 173, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 75 cultivators on their own land and 58 agricultural labourers. A further 50 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassi Maruf Siala's land. Of the village's 262 hectares, 173 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (173 hectares). About 31 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. The census recorded 76 cultivators and 79 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Bassi Maruf Siala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 5 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 Bassi Maroof Hussainpur, Bhagowal, Bassi Kaso and Sarain.

What is the population of Bassi Maruf Siala?

The population of Bassi Maruf Siala was 1,165 at the 2011 census, living in 248 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bassi Maruf Siala have?

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