# Hamja Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/hamja/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Hamja Hamja is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,351 people in 245 households**, the 72nd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 1,351people (2011) - 245households - 68.1%literacy - 143601PIN code ## Hamja PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hamja is 143601.** Hamja falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143601 - Gram panchayatHamja - Community development blockMajitha - Census village code037443 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hamja from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)27 km by road - Majitha (nearest town)2 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 Hamja? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Hamja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majitha - ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Hamja known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 92% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Hamja Of every 100 households in Hamja in 2011, 97 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Hamja · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****70%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **36% Tap water ****5%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **57% Use banking services ****18%** **56% Television ****78%** **83% Mobile phone ****41%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****33%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **7% None of these assets ****10%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **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 Hamja? ■ Hamja · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **818 Working population ****33.8%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.9% for men and 65.1% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 87 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (52%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 90 (20%) · **■** Marginal 38 (8%) 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 Amritsar -I - Thathi1,439 people - Mehoka1,432 people - Wadali Dogran1,422 people - Rakh Devi Dasspura1,407 people - Dhirekot1,348 people - Rana Kala1,319 people - Nijjarpura1,296 people - Jand1,295 people [All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hamja?143601 - How far is Hamja from Amritsar?27 km by road - What is the population of Hamja?1,351 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hamja in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Hamja?68.1% (Census 2011)