# Bam Village, Mohana, Gajapati (Odisha) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Mohana, Gajapati 

# Bam

Bam is a village in Mohana sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761017**. The 2011 Census counted **256 people in 54 households**, the 98th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.2%.

- 256people (2011)
- 54households
- 32.8%literacy
- 761017PIN code

## Bam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bam is 761017.** Bam falls in Mohana sub-district, Gajapati district, Odisha.

- PIN code761017
- Gram panchayatJuba
- Community development blockMohana
- Census village code413695

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?

- Mohana (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)115 km by road
- Digapahandi (nearest town)65 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dundiguda
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandragan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandiput
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berahampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells

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, maize and millets**. About 3% of the 144 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, 38 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bam · ■ Mohana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****6%**

**54%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****71%**

**64%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 · ■ Mohana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.8%**

**53.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1116**

**1048

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1259**

**966

Working population ****54.3%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.8% for men and 19.8% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (35%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 41 (29%)

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 Mohana

- Rakeshpanka261 people
- Rua amba260 people
- Tankilipadar260 people
- Dhanupata258 people
- Deulakhani251 people
- Huruguda246 people
- Tangilipadar245 people
- Baunsuri244 people

[All 270 villages in Mohana](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/gajapati/mohana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bam?761017
- How far is Bam from Paralakhemundi?115 km by road
- What is the population of Bam?256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bam in?Gajapati district (Mohana sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Bam?32.8% (Census 2011)