# Bam Village, Parajang, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Parajang, Dhenkanal 

# Bam

Bam is a village in Parajang sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759028**. The 2011 Census counted **2,185 people in 487 households**, the 24th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 2,185people (2011)
- 487households
- 67.4%literacy
- 759028PIN code

## Bam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bam is 759028.** Bam falls in Parajang sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759028
- Gram panchayatBam
- Community development blockKankadahad
- Census village code402198

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bam from nearby towns?

- Parajang (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)80 km by road
- Kamakshyanagar (nearest town)40 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 Bam?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahabirod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamakhya Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kamakhya Nagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Bam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 11% of the 1,064 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bam

Of every 100 households in Bam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bam · ■ Parajang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****9%**

**26%

Television ****1%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Bam?

■ Bam · ■ Parajang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**868

Working population ****54.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 58.3% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 282 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (8%) · **■** Marginal 742 (63%)

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 Parajang

- Katabahal2,372 people
- Khalapal2,336 people
- Chandapur2,256 people
- Roda2,190 people
- Rangathali2,157 people
- Dasipur1,999 people
- Damol1,953 people
- Jatia1,948 people

[All 132 villages in Parajang](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/parajang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bam?759028
- How far is Bam from Dhenkanal?80 km by road
- What is the population of Bam?2,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bam in?Dhenkanal district (Parajang sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Bam?67.4% (Census 2011)