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About Bassi Jajal Khan Village

Bassi Jajal Khan is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,668, made up of 886 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bassi Jajal Khan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bassi Jajal Khan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144202
Area (hectares) 230 hectares
Population 1,668
Male Population 886
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bassi Jajal Khan compares

By the 2011 count Bassi Jajal Khan is the 43rd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bassi Jajal Khan

Bassi Jajal Khan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bassi Jajal Khan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bassi Jajal Khan from other places

Bassi Jajal Khan lies about 28 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 2.3 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 Jajal Khan
Nearest railway station Tanda Urmar 2.3 km
Nearest town Urmar 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 16 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 28 km

Villages closest to Bassi Jajal Khan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dasua 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 Jajal Khan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bassi Jajal Khan village had a population of 1,668. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Bassi Jajal Khan village has 886 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bassi Jajal Khan has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bassi Jajal Khan is 144202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bassi Jajal Khan covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bassi Jajal Khan falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bassi Jajal Khan is Tanda Urmar, about 2.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bassi Jajal Khan.

Bassi Jajal Khan is about 28 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bassi Jajal Khan is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Tanda Urmar is about 2.3 km away. Urmar is about 2.4 km away. Dasua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaja (under 2 km), Rasulpur (under 2 km) and Randian (under 2 km).

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

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