Basraonਬਸਰਓਨ

Where is Basraon?

Basraon is a village of Raikot tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Raikot, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Raikot community development block and is served by the Basroan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033723, and it covers 182 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 848 people in Basraon: 462 men and 386 women, living in 166 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 182 hectares, the population density works out to about 466 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 835 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 84, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 267 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.5 per cent and women at 74.07 per cent. The census recorded 266 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 235 main workers, the largest group, 124, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 91 agricultural labourers and 15 household industry workers. A further 31 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Basraon's land. Of the village's 182 hectares, 162 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (162 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 128 cultivators and 106 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Basraon is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Raikot, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Raikot, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Andlu, Tajpur (Raikot), Kishangarh and Tungaheri.

What is the population of Basraon?

The population of Basraon was 848 at the 2011 census, living in 166 households in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Basraon have?

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