# Bam Village, Konark, Puri (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Konark, Puri 

# Bam

Bam is a village in Konark sub-district of Puri district, Odisha, PIN code **752110**. The 2011 Census counted **522 people in 110 households**, the 29th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.6%.

- 522people (2011)
- 110households
- 92.5%literacy
- 752110PIN code

## Bam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bam is 752110.** Bam falls in Konark sub-district, Puri district, Odisha.

- PIN code752110
- Gram panchayatAchutapur
- Community development blockGop
- Census village code409328

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?

- Konark (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Puri (district HQ)25 km by road
- Konark (nearest town)4 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Konark
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Konark
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ganeswarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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**. About 43% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated.

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, 25 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bam · ■ Konark rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**84%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**36%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**45%

Television ****8%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**21%

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 · ■ Konark rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%**

**86.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****806**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**908

Working population ****60.7%**

**39.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 87.6% for women. 78% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (10%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 142 (45%)

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 Konark

- Kharagan573 people
- Sadanandapur572 people
- Palabasta556 people
- Bamara538 people
- Suara521 people
- Jamara465 people
- Kuruma465 people
- Upula440 people

[All 80 villages in Konark](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/konark/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bam?752110
- How far is Bam from Puri?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bam?522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bam in?Puri district (Konark sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Bam?92.5% (Census 2011)