# Bassi Village, Naina Devi, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Naina Devi, Bilaspur 

# Bassi

Bassi is a village in Naina Devi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174002**. The 2011 Census counted **601 people in 123 households**, the 17th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 601people (2011)
- 123households
- 89.4%literacy
- 174002PIN code

## Bassi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bassi is 174002.** Bassi falls in Naina Devi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174002
- Community development blockBilaspur Sadar
- Census village code019545

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bassi from nearby towns?

- Swarghat (sub-district HQ)51 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)96 km by road
- Anandpur Sahib (nearest town)13 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bassi?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Bassi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Anandpur Sahib
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anandpur Sahib
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bassi known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 10% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bassi

Of every 100 households in Bassi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bassi · ■ Naina Devi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**67%

Tap water ****93%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**85%

Use banking services ****93%**

**80%

Television ****82%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bassi?

■ Bassi · ■ Naina Devi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719**

**892

Working population ****64.1%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 82.5% for women. 61% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 160 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 66 (17%) · **■** Marginal 153 (40%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Naina Devi

- Khal675 people
- Bhakhra652 people
- Jhira634 people
- Dhar622 people
- Jeori566 people
- Mayoth566 people
- Khulmi551 people
- Samtehn538 people

[All 169 villages in Naina Devi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/naina-devi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bassi?174002
- How far is Bassi from Bilaspur?96 km by road
- What is the population of Bassi?601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bassi in?Bilaspur district (Naina Devi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bassi?89.4% (Census 2011)
