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About Bassi Village

Bassi is a mid sized village in Bhulath tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,952, made up of 978 males and 974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144636, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bassi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bassi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Bhulath
Pincode 144636
Area (hectares) 300.6 hectares
Population 1,952
Male Population 978
Female Population 974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bassi compares

By the 2011 count Bassi is the 13th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 300.6 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bassi

Bassi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bassi 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bassi from other places

Bassi lies about 30 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Sanaura, about 6.7 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
Nearest railway station Sanaura 6.7 km
Nearest town Urmar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhulath 30 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 30 km

Villages closest to Bassi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhulath 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 1,952. That makes it the 13th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Bassi village has 978 males and 974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bassi has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bassi is 144636. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bassi covers 300.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bassi falls under Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bassi is Sanaura, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bassi.

Bassi is about 30 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bassi is in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district. Sanaura is about 6.7 km away. Urmar is about 11 km away. Bhulath is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaid (under 2 km), Nadali (1.6 km) and Awan (2.1 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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