Bassi Umer Khanਬੱਸੀ ਉਮੇਰ ਖਾਨ

Where is Bassi Umer Khan?

Bassi Umer Khan is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hariana, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Bassi--Umer--Khan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031454, and it covers 210 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 711 people in Bassi Umer Khan: 369 men and 342 women, living in 134 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 210 hectares, the population density works out to about 339 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 927 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 97, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 320 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.2 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.03 per cent and women at 80.33 per cent. The census recorded 203 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 181 main workers, the largest group, 62, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 61 agricultural labourers and 54 cultivators on their own land. A further 22 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassi Umer Khan's land. Of the village's 210 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). About 77 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 61 cultivators and 70 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 primary health sub-centre. 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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Bassi Umer Khan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hariana, about 3 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 Kabirpur, Kailon, Sherpur Kham and Adamwal Gari.

What is the population of Bassi Umer Khan?

The population of Bassi Umer Khan was 711 at the 2011 census, living in 134 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bassi Umer Khan have?

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