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About Bassi Gujjran Village

Bassi Gujjran is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,673, made up of 887 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bassi Gujjran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bassi Gujjran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140112
Area (hectares) 550 hectares
Population 1,673
Male Population 887
Female Population 786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bassi Gujjran compares

By the 2011 count Bassi Gujjran is the 13th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 550 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 892.

Getting to Bassi Gujjran

Bassi Gujjran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bassi Gujjran 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 Bassi Gujjran from other places

Bassi Gujjran lies about 19 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 8.7 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 Gujjran
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Khamanon 8.7 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 15 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 19 km

Villages closest to Bassi Gujjran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bassi Gujjran village had a population of 1,673. That makes it the 13th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Bassi Gujjran village has 887 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bassi Gujjran has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Bassi Gujjran is 140112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bassi Gujjran covers 550 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bassi Gujjran falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bassi Gujjran is Khamanon, about 8.7 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 Bassi Gujjran.

Bassi Gujjran is about 19 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bassi Gujjran is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 6.1 km away. Khamanon is about 8.7 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiri Afghana (1.5 km), Dhaulran (1.5 km) and Khera (2.2 km).

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

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