Bassi Shah Mohamadਬੱਸੀ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਮੋਹਮਡ

Where is Bassi Shah Mohamad?

Bassi Shah Mohamad is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and is served by the Bassi Jamal Khan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031524, and it covers 16 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 28 people in Bassi Shah Mohamad: 14 men and 14 women, living in 6 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 16 hectares, the population density works out to about 175 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 21 people, about 75 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.31 per cent and women at 72.73 per cent. The census recorded 12 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 12 main workers, the largest group, 9, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassi Shah Mohamad's land. Of the village's 16 hectares, 12 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 11 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (11 hectares). About 4 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 3 cultivators and 9 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Bassi Shah Mohamad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 13 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 Kila Sher Khan, Bathula, Bassi Ali Khan and Shamaspur.

What is the population of Bassi Shah Mohamad?

The population of Bassi Shah Mohamad was 28 at the 2011 census, living in 6 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bassi Shah Mohamad have?

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