# Bassi Afghana Village, Pathankot, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/bassi-afghana/ Village · Pathankot, Gurdaspur # Bassi Afghana Bassi Afghana is a village in Pathankot sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143525**. The 2011 Census counted **292 people in 58 households**, the 274th largest of 336 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 292people (2011) - 58households - 79.8%literacy - 143525PIN code ## Bassi Afghana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bassi Afghana is 143525.** Bassi Afghana falls in Pathankot sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143525 - Gram panchayatBehladpur - Community development blockPathankot - Census village code027572 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bassi Afghana from nearby towns? - Pathankot (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)15 km by road - Dina Nagar (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 Bassi Afghana? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Bassi Afghana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chashma - ○Degree college10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - 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 Bassi Afghana known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 84% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Bassi Afghana Of every 100 households in Bassi Afghana in 2011, 90 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bassi Afghana · ■ Pathankot rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **95% Toilet within the home ****36%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **68% Tap water ****0%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%** **44% Use banking services ****95%** **67% Television ****78%** **80% Mobile phone ****79%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****50%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****93%** **97% 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 Bassi Afghana? ■ Bassi Afghana · ■ Pathankot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **828 Working population ****22.6%** **29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 73.6% for women. 42% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 8 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (6%) · **■** Other work 52 (79%) 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 Pathankot - Maira Kalan312 people - Jindri299 people - Sakol298 people - Shahidpur296 people - Lahri Samanchan291 people - Beli Chahngan287 people - Bharmal Jattan285 people - Chhani281 people [All 370 villages in Pathankot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bassi Afghana?143525 - How far is Bassi Afghana from Gurdaspur?15 km by road - What is the population of Bassi Afghana?292 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bassi Afghana in?Gurdaspur district (Pathankot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bassi Afghana?79.8% (Census 2011)