# Ghel Village, Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/bassi-pathana/ghel/ Village · Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib # Ghel Ghel is a village in Bassi Pathana sub-district of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, PIN code **140412**. The 2011 Census counted **1,227 people in 203 households**, the 15th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,227people (2011) - 203households - 74.8%literacy - 140412PIN code ## Ghel PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghel is 140412.** Ghel falls in Bassi Pathana sub-district, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab. - PIN code140412 - Gram panchayatGhel - Community development blockKhera - Census village code032551 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghel from nearby towns? - Bassi Pathana (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Fatehgarh Sahib (district HQ)16 km by road - Sirhind Fatehgarh Sahib (nearest town)14 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 Ghel? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Ghel; 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 - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rupalheri - ○Degree college10+ km · Fatehgarh Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Fategarh Sahib - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 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, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Ghel known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 93% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and 356 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 Ghel Of every 100 households in Ghel in 2011, 98 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Ghel · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****67%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **23% Tap water ****44%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **87% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **58% Use banking services ****85%** **74% Television ****88%** **85% Mobile phone ****81%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****55%** **57% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **13% None of these assets ****0%** **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 Ghel? ■ Ghel · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **870 Working population ****45.0%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 70.9% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 124 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (5%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 209 (38%) · **■** Marginal 177 (32%) 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 - Lohari Kalan1,276 people - Nogawan1,248 people - Baher1,245 people - Sampli1,243 people - Lullon1,221 people - Khalaspur1,199 people - Gopalon1,135 people - Kamali1,124 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 Ghel?140412 - How far is Ghel from Fatehgarh Sahib?16 km by road - What is the population of Ghel?1,227 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghel in?Fatehgarh Sahib district (Bassi Pathana sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Ghel?74.8% (Census 2011)