# Basarke Village, Amritsar- II, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/basarke/ Village · Amritsar- II, Amritsar # Basarke Basarke is a village in Amritsar- II sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143105**. The 2011 Census counted **808 people in 146 households**, the 81st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 808people (2011) - 146households - 66.6%literacy - 143105PIN code ## Basarke PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basarke is 143105.** Basarke falls in Amritsar- II sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143105 - Gram panchayatBasarke - Community development blockAttari - Census village code037599 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basarke from nearby towns? - Amritsar- Ii (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)10 km by road - Amritsar (nearest town)10 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 Basarke? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Basarke; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amritsar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Basarke known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 85% of the 546 hectares of village land is sown, and 464 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 Basarke Of every 100 households in Basarke in 2011, 88 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Basarke · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **93% Toilet within the home ****58%** **58% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **40% Tap water ****4%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **59% Use banking services ****59%** **42% Television ****100%** **82% Mobile phone ****16%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****38%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **7% None of these assets ****0%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **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 Basarke? ■ Basarke · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692** **824 Working population ****47.2%** **36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.3% for men and 62.5% for women. 61% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 278 (73%) · **■** Marginal 87 (23%) 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- II - Mallowal1,029 people - Bhagtupura1,002 people - Mulla Behram962 people - Hardo Rattan871 people - But771 people - Bal753 people - Jagatpur Bajaj724 people - Bharopal702 people [All 103 villages in Amritsar- II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basarke?143105 - How far is Basarke from Amritsar?10 km by road - What is the population of Basarke?808 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basarke in?Amritsar district (Amritsar- II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Basarke?66.6% (Census 2011)