Dera Bassi

Dera Bassi
—  city  —
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Punjab
District(s)	Mohali
Population	15,690 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 140507

Construction of a Nursery taking place alongside gulabgarh road near National Dental College & Hospital, Derabassi

Dera Bassi is a city and a municipal council in Mohali district in the state of Punjab, India. Zirakpur comes under tehsil Dera Bassi. Dera Bassi is located on the Chandigarh – Delhi National Highway, 20 Km from Chandigarh. It is strategically located near the boundary of Haryana, Himanchal Pradesh and Union territory of Chandigarh. The nearby sub town Lalru was once a famous market for red chili powder. The area also gave the country freedom fighter Baba Prithvi Singh Azad who was also the gold medal winner at Olympic game at the age of 85 years. The city and nearby area has eight engineering colleges, B.ed, paramedical and management Institutes.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,^[1] Dera Bassi had a population of 15,690. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dera Bassi has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80% and, female literacy is 72%. In Dera Bassi, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

The main engineering institute in Dera Bassi is the Sri Sukhmani Institute of Engineering & Technology (SSIET) founded in 1998.

Economy

The main industries in the region are:^{[citation needed]}

• Nectar Lifesciences
• PRS Suraksha TMT
• Winsome Yarns

See also

Chandigarh portal

• Ranbir Rano, television serial set in Dera Bassi

References

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

Coordinates: 30°35′14″N 76°50′34″E / 30.5872°N 76.8428°E / 30.5872; 76.8428