About Basarke Gillan Village

Basarke Gillan is a large village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,660, made up of 1,947 males and 1,713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basarke Gillan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basarke Gillan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Amritsar II
Pincode	143305
Area (hectares)	567 hectares
Population	3,660
Male Population	1,947
Female Population	1,713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basarke Gillan compares

By the 2011 count Basarke Gillan is the 21st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 567 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Basarke Gillan

Basarke Gillan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basarke Gillan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basarke Gillan from other places

Basarke Gillan lies about 12 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Khasa, about 5.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Basarke Gillan
Nearest railway station	Khasa	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amritsar II	12 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	12 km

Villages closest to Basarke Gillan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Basarke Gillan

As per the Census of India 2011, Basarke Gillan village had a population of 3,660. That makes it the 21st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Basarke Gillan village has 1,947 males and 1,713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basarke Gillan has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Basarke Gillan is 143305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basarke Gillan covers 567 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basarke Gillan falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Basarke Gillan is Khasa, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Basarke Gillan.

Basarke Gillan is about 12 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basarke Gillan is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Khasa is about 5.4 km away. Amritsar II is about 12 km away. Amritsar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.