ਬਸੌ ਬਰਵਨਬਸੌ ਬਰਵਨ

Where is Basau Barwan?

Basau Barwan is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027719, and it covers 184 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 985 people in Basau Barwan: 513 men and 472 women, living in 187 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 184 hectares, the population density works out to about 535 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 920 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 99, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 530 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.03 per cent and women at 67.29 per cent. The census recorded 358 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 143 main workers, the largest group, 79, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 38 cultivators on their own land and 23 agricultural labourers. A further 215 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Basau Barwan's land. Of the village's 184 hectares, 163 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (163 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 62 cultivators and 98 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Basau Barwan is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhagwal, Jainpur, Kathana and Charak.

What is the population of Basau Barwan?

The population of Basau Barwan was 985 at the 2011 census, living in 187 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Basau Barwan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Basau Barwan has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.