# Basma Village, Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/basma/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Basma Basma is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140103**. The 2011 Census counted **2,699 people in 511 households**, the 9th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 2,699people (2011) - 511households - 74.1%literacy - 140103PIN code ## Basma PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basma is 140103.** Basma falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140103 - Gram panchayatBasma - Community development blockRajpura - Census village code039249 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basma from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)35 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town)15 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 Basma? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Basma; 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Banur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Banur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Basma known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 91% of the 714 hectares of village land is sown, and 648 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 Basma Of every 100 households in Basma in 2011, 97 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Basma · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****51%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **42% Tap water ****35%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **59% Use banking services ****34%** **60% Television ****84%** **80% Mobile phone ****64%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****31%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **9% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **89% 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 Basma? ■ Basma · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****764** **801 Working population ****29.1%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 66.2% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 183 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (8%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 430 (55%) · **■** Marginal 92 (12%) 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 Dera Bassi - Dialpura3,013 people - Amlala2,943 people - Sundran2,835 people - Samgauli2,714 people - Pandwala2,649 people - Saidpura2,598 people - Nagla2,584 people - Dharamgarh2,491 people [All 150 villages in Dera Bassi](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basma?140103 - How far is Basma from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?35 km by road - What is the population of Basma?2,699 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basma in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Basma?74.1% (Census 2011)