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About Bassali Village

Bassali is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 665, made up of 362 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 773 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bassali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bassali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140117
Area (hectares) 773 hectares
Population 665
Male Population 362
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bassali compares

By the 2011 count Bassali is the 108th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 773 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bassali

Bassali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bassali as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bassali from other places

Bassali 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 Bassali
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 Bassali

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 Bassali

As per the Census of India 2011, Bassali village had a population of 665. That makes it the 108th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Bassali village has 362 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bassali has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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

Bassali covers 773 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bassali 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 km distance for Bassali.

Bassali 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.

Bassali 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 Bassi (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 Bassali today is likely to be higher.

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