Bassaliਬੱਸਲੀ

Where is Bassali?

Bassali is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and is served by the Bassali-1, Bassali (Jasse Majra) gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038479, and it covers 773 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 665 people in Bassali: 362 men and 303 women, living in 141 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 773 hectares, the population density works out to about 86 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 837 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 73, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 50 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.3 per cent and women at 76.17 per cent. The census recorded 198 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 174 main workers, the largest group, 135, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 24 cultivators on their own land and 10 household industry workers. A further 24 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bassali's land. Of the village's 773 hectares, 140 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (140 hectares). About 54 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 29 cultivators and 19 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bassali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Barari, Balewal, Kangar and Tibba Nangal.

What is the population of Bassali?

The population of Bassali was 665 at the 2011 census, living in 141 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bassali have?

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