Bassi Pathana is a historical city and a municipal council

Municipal council

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 in Fatehgarh Sahib district

Fatehgarh Sahib district

Fatehgarh Sahib district , is one of the twenty two districts in the state of Punjab in North-West Republic of India, with its headquarters in the city of Fatehgarh Sahib....

 in the state of Punjab

Punjab (India)

Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...

, India

India

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.

Demographics

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Census

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, Bassi Pathana had a population of 18,547. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bassi Pathana has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

According to legend, Bassi Pathana was founded in 1540. As the name suggests, it was a city of Muslim Pathans. Bassi Pathana was visited by 9th Sikh master Guru Teg Bahadur Ji and 10th Sikh Master Guru Gobind Singh Ji. There is one Historical Gurdwaras (Sikh Temple)in the city in their memory. A Temple of Sh. Namdev ji is also situated in this city. This historic city has one temple named as Brahmghat, where a sage called Rishi Ajgawanand is said to have meditated here for years. During one of those meditaion sessions he accidentally put his leg in the Agni (Fire) which is traditionally lit while meditating. He was so involved in meditation that he did not realize that he had lost his leg in the fire. When his disciples saw that he had lost his leg, they made a leg of wood and brass. He was so delighted with this gesture that he blessed this city and said that no misfortune can ever strike this city. If a misfortune is sensed then this leg (after his death) should be moved through each house and misfortune will go away. Bassi city also had a old railway station which was built during the Britishers rule in India.

Councils

The Town is the block of the District as it controls contains 86 villages with the total area of 19,907 Hectors and the irrigation facilities are also provide mainly for Paddy and Wheat. The City also have its own Municipal Corporation. It had divided the city into Wards (parts) and these each ward has its own representative known as the Municipal Councilor (MC). The mainly the city has approximately 13 Wards.

Religions

The city Population comprises with the three religions Sikhs

Sikhism

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, Hindus

Hinduism

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 and Muslims.

Education

There are mainly three colleges within the city: ITI (Industrial Training Institute) College, S.D.A.V College for Girls, Pine Grove College. As per as the Schooling there are many schools. The most prefers are listed below and they are within the city limits:
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| Name
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| 1
| Guru Nanak Dev Public School
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| 2
| Bal Bharti Public School
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| 3
| Bassi Public School (Closed in 2010)
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| 4
| Pine Grove Public School
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| 5
| S.D Public School For Girls
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| 6
| Government Senior Secondary School For Boys
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| 7
| Government Senior Secondary School For Girls
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| 8
| Lala Laj Pat Rai High School
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Industry

Bassi Pathana is known for manufacturing of industrial sewing machine parts. India's first sewing machine was manufactured in this historical city in pre-independence area. This factory was established by Pt. Ramji Dass Dhiman in 1925. This factory is situated on Sirhind Road opposite to Block Development Panchayat Office. The famous brand of this factory is "Eye Brand".Bassi pathana is the only city that have a great production for sewing machine and its parts in India.Now a days the most Famous and Quality Products producers are "M.P." And "Titus" Brands.Bobbin Case and other parts like shuttle are manufactured in this city."M.P. and "Titus" Brands are run by Two Brothers "Mansa Singh" And "Prem Singh".These Brands giving gorgeous performance to the market.