Bassi , Basi is Gotra of Jats in Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. Basi/Basa clan is found in Afghanistan. Basa and Basok of Afghanistan are the same, and stand for the Indian Basi.
Basi tribe of Jats’ forebear Tulla has a mat at Gopalpur in Ludhiana. At the birth of a son, and also at the Diwali, earth is dug there in his name.
Distribution in Punjab, India :-
According to B S Dhillon the population of Basi clan in Jalandhar district is 5,700.
Villages in Kapurthala district :-
Bassi is village in Bhulath tahsil in Kapurthala district in Punjab, India.
Villages in Patiala district :-
Dera Bassi village is in Dera Bassi tahsil in Patiala district, Punjab.
Villages in Rupnagar district :-
Bassi is Village in Anandpur Sahib tahsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.
Distribution in Uttar Pradesh:-
In Uttar Pradesh Bassi Clan is found in Jyotiba phule Nagar ,Meerut,Hapur Districts
Villages in Jyotiba Phule Nagar (Amroha) District
Hapaspur, Dhakiya Bhoor, Kherki Bhoor, Bagarpur Mafi, Kumrala
Villages in Meerut District :-
Bilolpur,Kila Parikshitgarh,
References :-
- A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/B ,
- History and study of the Jats. B.S Dhillon.p. 127