# Basian Village, Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/bassi-pathana/basian/ Village · Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib # Basian Basian is a village in Bassi Pathana sub-district of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, PIN code **140101**. The 2011 Census counted **980 people in 174 households**, the 29th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 980people (2011) - 174households - 78.5%literacy - 140101PIN code ## Basian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basian is 140101.** Basian falls in Bassi Pathana sub-district, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab. - PIN code140101 - Gram panchayatBasian - Community development blockKhera - Census village code032538 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basian from nearby towns? - Bassi Pathana (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Fatehgarh Sahib (district HQ)20 km by road - Kharar (nearest town)12 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 Basian? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Basian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rupalheri - ○Degree college10+ km · Fatehgarh Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bassi Pathana - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Basian known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 79% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Basian Of every 100 households in Basian in 2011, 98 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Basian · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****66%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **23% Tap water ****80%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **87% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **58% Use banking services ****88%** **74% Television ****83%** **85% Mobile phone ****78%** **78% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****58%** **57% Car / jeep / van ****15%** **13% None of these assets ****5%** **3% Own their home ****99%** **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 Basian? ■ Basian · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****825** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727** **870 Working population ****24.9%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 75.7% for women. 45% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 106 (43%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (15%) · **■** Marginal 99 (41%) 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 Bassi Pathana - Mandlan1,032 people - Main Majri1,027 people - Ghumandgarh1,014 people - Damheri985 people - Dafera923 people - Raily919 people - Gandwan916 people - Thablan911 people [All 100 villages in Bassi Pathana](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/bassi-pathana/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basian?140101 - How far is Basian from Fatehgarh Sahib?20 km by road - What is the population of Basian?980 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basian in?Fatehgarh Sahib district (Bassi Pathana sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Basian?78.5% (Census 2011)