Basti Ibrahim Khanਬਸਤੀ ਇਬਰਹਿਮ ਖਾਨ

Where is Basti Ibrahim Khan?

Basti Ibrahim Khan is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030449, and it covers 132 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 757 people in Basti Ibrahim Khan: 395 men and 362 women, living in 148 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 132 hectares, the population density works out to about 573 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 90, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 586 people, about 77 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.69 per cent and women at 62.5 per cent. The census recorded 280 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 268 main workers, the largest group, 164, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 49 cultivators on their own land and 37 agricultural labourers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Basti Ibrahim Khan's land. Of the village's 132 hectares, 75 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 57 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 49 cultivators and 39 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Basti Ibrahim Khan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gazipur, Sangal Sohal, Nahal and Wariana.

What is the population of Basti Ibrahim Khan?

The population of Basti Ibrahim Khan was 757 at the 2011 census, living in 148 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Basti Ibrahim Khan have?

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