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About Bassi Village

Bassi is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 918, made up of 482 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bassi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bassi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140117
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 918
Male Population 482
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bassi compares

By the 2011 count Bassi is the 77th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bassi

Bassi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bassi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bassi from other places

Bassi lies about 21 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 3.9 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 Kiratpur Sahib 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 10 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 21 km
Nearest town Ropar 21 km

Villages closest to Bassi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 918. That makes it the 77th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Bassi village has 482 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bassi has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bassi is 140117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bassi covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bassi falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bassi is Kiratpur Sahib, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bassi.

Bassi is about 21 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bassi is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 3.9 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 10 km away. Rupnagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bassali (under 2 km), Seikhpur (under 2 km) and Lalpur (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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