Bassi Puraniਬੱਸੀ ਪੁਰਨੀ

Where is Bassi Purani?

Bassi Purani 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 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Bassipurani gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031477, and it covers 233 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 980 people in Bassi Purani: 507 men and 473 women, living in 212 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 233 hectares, the population density works out to about 421 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 103, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 209 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.89 per cent and women at 86.37 per cent. The census recorded 329 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 329 main workers, the largest group, 253, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 75 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassi Purani's land. Of the village's 233 hectares, 152 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (152 hectares). About 30 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 253 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bassi Purani 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 4 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 Satlal, Nandan, Manjhi and Bassi Kikran.

What is the population of Bassi Purani?

The population of Bassi Purani was 980 at the 2011 census, living in 212 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bassi Purani have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bassi Purani has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.