# Basarke Gillan Village, Amritsar- II, Amritsar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/basarke-gillan/ Village · Amritsar- II, Amritsar # Basarke Gillan Basarke Gillan is a village in Amritsar- II sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143305**. The 2011 Census counted **3,660 people in 623 households**, the 21st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 3,660people (2011) - 623households - 67.6%literacy - 143305PIN code ## Basarke Gillan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basarke Gillan is 143305.** Basarke Gillan falls in Amritsar- II sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143305 - Gram panchayatBasarke--Gillan - Community development blockAttari - Census village code037593 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basarke Gillan from nearby towns? - Amritsar- Ii (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)10 km by road - Amritsar (nearest town)15 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 Basarke Gillan? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Basarke Gillan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Basarke Gillan known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 90% of the 567 hectares of village land is sown, and 511 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 Basarke Gillan Of every 100 households in Basarke Gillan in 2011, 91 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Basarke Gillan · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****50%** **58% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **40% Tap water ****17%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **59% Use banking services ****58%** **42% Television ****79%** **82% Mobile phone ****62%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **7% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Basarke Gillan? ■ Basarke Gillan · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798** **824 Working population ****33.6%** **36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.9% for men and 62.8% for women. 51% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 276 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (9%) · **■** Household industry 34 (3%) · **■** Other work 403 (33%) · **■** Marginal 409 (33%) 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 Amritsar- II - Naushehra3,993 people - Jhita Kalan3,991 people - Khasa3,951 people - Muradpura3,683 people - Heir3,611 people - Bal Khurd3,578 people - Chicha3,383 people - Mahawa3,333 people [All 103 villages in Amritsar- II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basarke Gillan?143305 - How far is Basarke Gillan from Amritsar?10 km by road - What is the population of Basarke Gillan?3,660 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basarke Gillan in?Amritsar district (Amritsar- II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Basarke Gillan?67.6% (Census 2011)