Bassi Mustaphaਬੱਸੀ ਮੁਸਟਫਾ

Where is Bassi Mustapha?

Bassi Mustapha 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-II community development block and is served by the Bassi--Mustapha gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031498, and it covers 117 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,012 people in Bassi Mustapha: 541 men and 471 women, living in 210 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 117 hectares, the population density works out to about 865 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 871 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 135, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 125 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.88 per cent and women at 75.54 per cent. The census recorded 305 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 173 main workers, the largest group, 64, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 46 household industry workers and 35 agricultural labourers. A further 132 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassi Mustapha's land. Of the village's 117 hectares, 89 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (89 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. The census recorded 30 cultivators and 107 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Bassi Mustapha is reached by village 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 Jahan Khelan, Bassi Bahian, Kilan Berun and Singhpur.

What is the population of Bassi Mustapha?

The population of Bassi Mustapha was 1,012 at the 2011 census, living in 210 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bassi Mustapha have?

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