Bassi Walidadਬੱਸੀ ਵਲਿਡਡ

Where is Bassi Walidad?

Bassi Walidad is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 22 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 031404, and it covers 40 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 67 people in Bassi Walidad: 32 men and 35 women, living in 10 households, an average of about 6.7 people per household. Spread over its 40 hectares, the population density works out to about 168 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1094 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 15 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.67 per cent and women at 68.97 per cent. The census recorded 17 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 7 main workers, the largest group, 6, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 household industry workers. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassi Walidad's land. Of the village's 40 hectares, 35 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (35 hectares). About 3 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 6 cultivators and 10 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 Walidad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 22 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 Maker Soli, Hussainpur, Dhakki and Rahmanpur.

What is the population of Bassi Walidad?

The population of Bassi Walidad was 67 at the 2011 census, living in 10 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bassi Walidad have?

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