Bassi Panj Bhaianਬੱਸੀ ਪਂਜ ਭਾਿਆਂ

Where is Bassi Panj Bhaian?

Bassi Panj Bhaian is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hariana, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Maker Soli gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031419, and it covers 36 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 178 people in Bassi Panj Bhaian: 91 men and 87 women, living in 39 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 36 hectares, the population density works out to about 494 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 956 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 107 people, about 60 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 91.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.19 per cent and women at 89.47 per cent. The census recorded 42 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 12, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 cultivators on their own land and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassi Panj Bhaian's land. Of the village's 36 hectares, 20 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (20 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. The census recorded 7 cultivators and 13 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Bassi Panj Bhaian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hariana, about 4 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 Wahid, Bassi Kale Khan, Khunda and Khanpur.

What is the population of Bassi Panj Bhaian?

The population of Bassi Panj Bhaian was 178 at the 2011 census, living in 39 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bassi Panj Bhaian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bassi Panj Bhaian has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.