# Dafera Village, Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/bassi-pathana/dafera/ Village · Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib # Dafera Dafera is a village in Bassi Pathana sub-district of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, PIN code **140412**. The 2011 Census counted **923 people in 171 households**, the 30th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 923people (2011) - 171households - 69.2%literacy - 140412PIN code ## Dafera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dafera is 140412.** Dafera falls in Bassi Pathana sub-district, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab. - PIN code140412 - Gram panchayatDafera - Community development blockKhera - Census village code032566 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dafera from nearby towns? - Bassi Pathana (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Fatehgarh Sahib (district HQ)13 km by road - Bassi Pathana (nearest town)7 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 Dafera? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dafera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Fatehgarh Sahib - ○Degree college10+ km · Fatehgarh Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Fatehgarh Sahib - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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 and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 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 Dafera known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Dafera Of every 100 households in Dafera in 2011, 96 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Dafera · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****65%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **23% Tap water ****22%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **87% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **58% Use banking services ****43%** **74% Television ****78%** **85% Mobile phone ****56%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****39%** **57% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **13% None of these assets ****9%** **3% Own their home ****95%** **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 Dafera? ■ Dafera · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113** **870 Working population ****30.3%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.4% for men and 66.6% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 79 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 114 (41%) · **■** Marginal 80 (29%) 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 - Main Majri1,027 people - Ghumandgarh1,014 people - Damheri985 people - Basian980 people - Raily919 people - Gandwan916 people - Thablan911 people - Garolian899 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 Dafera?140412 - How far is Dafera from Fatehgarh Sahib?13 km by road - What is the population of Dafera?923 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dafera in?Fatehgarh Sahib district (Bassi Pathana sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dafera?69.2% (Census 2011)