# Bashesherpur Village, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/bashesherpur/ Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar # Bashesherpur Bashesherpur is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144026**. The 2011 Census counted **1,276 people in 264 households**, the 60th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,276people (2011) - 264households - 80.7%literacy - 144026PIN code ## Bashesherpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bashesherpur is 144026.** Bashesherpur falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144026 - Gram panchayatBashesherpur - Community development blockJalandhar - Census village code030408 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bashesherpur from nearby towns? - Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)15 km by road - Jalandhar (nearest town)8 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 Bashesherpur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bashesherpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jalandhar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jalandhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 15 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 Bashesherpur known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 85% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Bashesherpur Of every 100 households in Bashesherpur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Bashesherpur · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****86%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **26% Tap water ****64%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%** **33% Use banking services ****90%** **75% Television ****95%** **87% Mobile phone ****90%** **80% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****62%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **13% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Bashesherpur? ■ Bashesherpur · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **881 Working population ****33.8%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 74.6% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 122 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 211 (49%) · **■** Marginal 69 (16%) 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 Jalandhar - II - Gill1,308 people - Salala1,305 people - Hussainpur1,291 people - Rastgo1,283 people - Sagranwali1,246 people - Mand1,236 people - Malko1,233 people - Bhatija Randhawa1,217 people [All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bashesherpur?144026 - How far is Bashesherpur from Jalandhar?15 km by road - What is the population of Bashesherpur?1,276 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bashesherpur in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bashesherpur?80.7% (Census 2011)