# Gadhera Village, Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab)

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Village · Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib 

# Gadhera

Gadhera is a village in Bassi Pathana sub-district of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, PIN code **140412**. The 2011 Census counted **824 people in 152 households**, the 41st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 824people (2011)
- 152households
- 77.4%literacy
- 140412PIN code

## Gadhera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gadhera is 140412.** Gadhera falls in Bassi Pathana sub-district, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab.

- PIN code140412
- Gram panchayatGadhera
- Community development blockKhera
- Census village code032555

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

## How far is Gadhera from nearby towns?

- Bassi Pathana (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Fatehgarh Sahib (district HQ)12 km by road
- Fatehgarh Sahib (nearest town)11 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 Gadhera?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gadhera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rupalheri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Fatehgarh Sahib
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bassi Pathana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Gadhera known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 240 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 Gadhera

Of every 100 households in Gadhera in 2011, 94 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Gadhera · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**23%

Tap water ****52%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**87%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**39%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**58%

Use banking services ****67%**

**74%

Television ****89%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**57%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**13%

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

**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 Gadhera?

■ Gadhera · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**885

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**870

Working population ****47.7%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 67.7% for women. 67% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (8%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 172 (44%) · **■** Marginal 102 (26%)

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

- Dadiana878 people
- Sampla873 people
- Fatehpur Jattan871 people
- Marwa866 people
- Dhunda785 people
- Kotla762 people
- Fatehpur Raian760 people
- Patton744 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 Gadhera?140412
- How far is Gadhera from Fatehgarh Sahib?12 km by road
- What is the population of Gadhera?824 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadhera in?Fatehgarh Sahib district (Bassi Pathana sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Gadhera?77.4% (Census 2011)