About Bassian Village

Bassian is one of the larger villages in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,165, made up of 4,304 males and 3,861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1735 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bassian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bassian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Raikot
Pincode	142037
Area (hectares)	1735 hectares
Population	8,165
Male Population	4,304
Female Population	3,861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bassian compares

By the 2011 count Bassian is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 1735 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Bassian

Bassian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bassian 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bassian from other places

Bassian lies about 41 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jagraon, about 17 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 Bassian
Tehsil headquarters	Raikot	5.8 km
Nearest town	Rāikot	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Jagraon	17 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	41 km

Villages closest to Bassian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raikot 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 Bassian

As per the Census of India 2011, Bassian village had a population of 8,165. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Bassian village has 4,304 males and 3,861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bassian has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Bassian is 142037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bassian covers 1735 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bassian falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bassian is Jagraon, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bassian is about 41 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bassian is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 5.8 km away. Rāikot is about 5.8 km away. Jagraon is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.