Bassi Afghanaਬੱਸੀ ਅਫ਼ਗ਼ਾਨਾ

Where is Bassi Afghana?

Bassi Afghana is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and is served by the Behladpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027572, and it covers 82 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 292 people in Bassi Afghana: 151 men and 141 women, living in 58 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 82 hectares, the population density works out to about 356 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 934 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 40, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 34 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.5 per cent and women at 73.55 per cent. The census recorded 66 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 66 main workers, the largest group, 52, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 8 cultivators on their own land and 4 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassi Afghana's land. Of the village's 82 hectares, 69 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (47 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (22 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 8 cultivators and 2 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bassi Afghana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chashma, Gujrat, Jakrawar and Bagial.

What is the population of Bassi Afghana?

The population of Bassi Afghana was 292 at the 2011 census, living in 58 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Bassi Afghana have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bassi Afghana has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.