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About Bassi Village

Bassi is a mid sized village in Bassi Pathana tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 327 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1446 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bassi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bassi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Bassi Pathana
Pincode 140412
Area (hectares) 1446 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 327
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bassi compares

By the 2011 count Bassi is the 56th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 1446 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Bassi

The census records public bus service for Bassi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bassi from other places

Bassi lies about 68 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Bassi Pathanam, about under 2 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 Bassi
Tehsil headquarters Bassi Pathana under 2 km
Nearest town Basi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bassi Pathanam under 2 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 68 km

Villages closest to Bassi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bassi Pathana 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.

Common questions about Bassi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bassi village had a population of 607. That makes it the 56th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Bassi village has 327 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bassi has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 884.

The pincode recorded for Bassi is 140412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bassi covers 1446 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bassi falls under Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bassi is Bassi Pathanam, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bassi.

Bassi is about 68 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bassi is in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Bassi Pathana is about under 2 km away. Basi is about under 2 km away. Bassi Pathanam is about under 2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahidgarh (under 2 km), Khalaspur (2.3 km) and Fatehpur Raian (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bassi today is likely to be higher.

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