# Basrai Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/basrai/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Basrai Basrai is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143527**. The 2011 Census counted **3,565 people in 669 households**, the 18th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 3,565people (2011) - 669households - 73.7%literacy - 143527PIN code ## Basrai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basrai is 143527.** Basrai falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143527 - Gram panchayatBasrai - Community development blockQadian - Census village code028527 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basrai from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)35 km by road - Qadian (nearest town)4 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 Basrai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Basrai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Qadian - ○Degree college5–10 km · Qadian - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Qadian - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Basrai known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 799 hectares of village land is sown, and 723 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 Basrai Of every 100 households in Basrai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Basrai · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****56%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **36% Tap water ****5%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **56% Use banking services ****51%** **59% Television ****80%** **83% Mobile phone ****80%** **71% Computer with internet ****6%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****2%** **4% 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 Basrai? ■ Basrai · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **798 Working population ****42.4%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 67.7% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 374 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 342 (23%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 327 (22%) · **■** Marginal 450 (30%) 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 Batala - Marar3,899 people - Dhadialanatt3,878 people - Veela Bajju3,851 people - Rangar Nangal3,592 people - Mari Panwan3,388 people - Dharamkot Bagga3,379 people - Cheema3,371 people - Khojala3,359 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basrai?143527 - How far is Basrai from Gurdaspur?35 km by road - What is the population of Basrai?3,565 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basrai in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Basrai?73.7% (Census 2011)