# Bassi Purani Village, Hoshiarpur, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/hoshiarpur/bassi-purani/ Village · Hoshiarpur, Hoshiarpur # Bassi Purani Bassi Purani is a village in Hoshiarpur sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144210**. The 2011 Census counted **980 people in 212 households**, the 128th largest of 406 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%. - 980people (2011) - 212households - 89.2%literacy - 144210PIN code ## Bassi Purani PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bassi Purani is 144210.** Bassi Purani falls in Hoshiarpur sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144210 - Gram panchayatBassipurani - Community development blockHoshiarpur-I - Census village code031477 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bassi Purani from nearby towns? - Hoshiarpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)4 km by road - Hoshiarpur (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 Bassi Purani? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Bassi Purani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hoshiarpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Bassi Purani known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 65% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Purani Of every 100 households in Bassi Purani in 2011, 98 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Bassi Purani · ■ Hoshiarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****84%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **40% Tap water ****57%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%** **58% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **40% Use banking services ****81%** **82% Television ****95%** **87% Mobile phone ****90%** **78% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****59%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **8% None of these assets ****0%** **3% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Purani? ■ Bassi Purani · ■ Hoshiarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%** **84.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****635** **888 Working population ****33.6%** **32.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.9% for men and 86.4% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (77%) · **■** Other work 75 (23%) 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 Hoshiarpur - Bariana990 people - Bains Taniwala988 people - Badala Mahi986 people - Taragarh985 people - Dholanwal979 people - Arniala Shahpur972 people - Khanpur966 people - Shimli965 people [All 414 villages in Hoshiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/hoshiarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bassi Purani?144210 - How far is Bassi Purani from Hoshiarpur?4 km by road - What is the population of Bassi Purani?980 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bassi Purani in?Hoshiarpur district (Hoshiarpur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bassi Purani?89.2% (Census 2011)