# Basa Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Basa

Basa is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144207**. The 2011 Census counted **262 people in 49 households**, the 311th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 262people (2011)
- 49households
- 87.6%literacy
- 144207PIN code

## Basa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basa is 144207.** Basa falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144207
- Gram panchayatNeknama--Sanso
- Community development blockDasua
- Census village code031026

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

## How far is Basa from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)62 km by road
- Dasua (nearest town)17 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 Basa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Basa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Badla
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Badla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Basa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 55% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Basa

Of every 100 households in Basa in 2011, 85 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basa · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**38%

Tap water ****90%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**35%

Use banking services ****92%**

**85%

Television ****71%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**10%

None of these assets ****4%**

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Basa?

■ Basa · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**827

Working population ****32.8%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 85.1% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (7%) · **■** Other work 17 (20%) · **■** Marginal 51 (59%)

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 Dasua

- Mannowal277 people
- Jhans276 people
- Kalyanpur274 people
- Gandhowal267 people
- Darga Heri262 people
- Ghaian260 people
- Ado Chak253 people
- Jande253 people

[All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basa?144207
- How far is Basa from Hoshiarpur?62 km by road
- What is the population of Basa?262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basa in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Basa?87.6% (Census 2011)