# Gaggar Bhana Village, Baba Bakala, Amritsar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/gaggar-bhana/ Village · Baba Bakala, Amritsar # Gaggar Bhana Gaggar Bhana is a village in Baba Bakala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143205**. The 2011 Census counted **4,085 people in 790 households**, the 14th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 4,085people (2011) - 790households - 75.6%literacy - 143205PIN code ## Gaggar Bhana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gaggar Bhana is 143205.** Gaggar Bhana falls in Baba Bakala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143205 - Gram panchayatGaggar Bhana - Community development blockRayya - Census village code037821 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gaggar Bhana from nearby towns? - Baba Bakala (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)55 km by road - Rayya (nearest town)12 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 Gaggar Bhana? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Gaggar Bhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sathiala - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sathiala - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baba Bakala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Gaggar Bhana known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 83% of the 675 hectares of village land is sown, and 557 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 Gaggar Bhana Of every 100 households in Gaggar Bhana in 2011, 95 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Gaggar Bhana · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****62%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **28% Tap water ****15%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **52% Use banking services ****67%** **67% Television ****88%** **85% Mobile phone ****71%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Gaggar Bhana? ■ Gaggar Bhana · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871** **804 Working population ****35.7%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 69.9% for women. 54% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 330 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (14%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 460 (32%) · **■** Marginal 450 (31%) 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 Baba Bakala - Muchhal4,348 people - Wazir Bhullar4,324 people - Udho Nangal4,170 people - Jabbowal4,093 people - Bhorchhi Rajputan3,914 people - Lola3,870 people - Dhulka3,740 people - Timmowal3,653 people [All 153 villages in Baba Bakala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gaggar Bhana?143205 - How far is Gaggar Bhana from Amritsar?55 km by road - What is the population of Gaggar Bhana?4,085 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gaggar Bhana in?Amritsar district (Baba Bakala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gaggar Bhana?75.6% (Census 2011)