# Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab)

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Sub-district · Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab 

# Dera Bassi

Dera Bassi is a sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. At the 2011 Census it had **340,490 people**, 7 towns and 150 villages (140 inhabited). The largest village is Chhat (4,499 people).

- 340,490people (2011)
- 150villages
- 7towns
- 82.0%literacy

## Population of Dera Bassi compared with Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar

■ Dera Bassi · ■ Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**83.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**841

Working population ****35.8%**

**35.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dera Bassi

Of every 100 households in Dera Bassi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Dera Bassi · ■ Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**19%

Tap water ****77%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**87%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**67%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**28%

Use banking services ****71%**

**77%

Television ****86%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**13%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**57%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**25%

None of these assets ****3%**

**2%

Own their home ****81%**

**78%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Dera Bassi

- Zirakpur95,553 people
- Dera Bassi26,295 people
- Lalru21,394 people
- Bhankharpur10,768 people
- Mirpur5,967 people
- Daper5,936 people
- Mubarakpur5,217 people

## Largest villages in Dera Bassi

- Chhat · 4,499 people
- Hamayunpur · 3,068 people
- Behra · 3,046 people
- Jarout · 3,023 people
- Dialpura · 3,013 people
- Amlala · 2,943 people
- Sundran · 2,835 people
- Samgauli · 2,714 people
- Basma · 2,699 people
- Pandwala · 2,649 people
- Saidpura · 2,598 people
- Nagla · 2,584 people
- Dharamgarh · 2,491 people
- Jalalpur · 2,400 people
- Manoli Surat · 2,396 people
- Dharamgarh · 2,367 people

[All 150 villages in Dera Bassi →](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Dera Bassi?150 (140 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Dera Bassi in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab
- What is the population of Dera Bassi?340,490 (Census 2011)