# Ghanshampur Village, Baba Bakala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/ghanshampur/ Village · Baba Bakala, Amritsar # Ghanshampur Ghanshampur is a village in Baba Bakala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,451 people in 264 households**, the 76th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,451people (2011) - 264households - 66.3%literacy - 143116PIN code ## Ghanshampur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghanshampur is 143116.** Ghanshampur falls in Baba Bakala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143116 - Gram panchayatGhanshampur - Community development blockTarsika - Census village code037782 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghanshampur from nearby towns? - Baba Bakala (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)35 km by road - Batala (nearest town)13 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 Ghanshampur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Ghanshampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mattewali - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhoewal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Ghanshampur known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 87% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Ghanshampur Of every 100 households in Ghanshampur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Ghanshampur · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****40%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **28% Tap water ****4%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **52% Use banking services ****52%** **67% Television ****83%** **85% Mobile phone ****80%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****37%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Ghanshampur? ■ Ghanshampur · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****723** **804 Working population ****25.3%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.6% for men and 59.5% for women. 44% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 121 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 192 (52%) · **■** Marginal 27 (7%) 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 - Kohala1,496 people - Jamalpur1,491 people - Waraich1,472 people - Kotla Bathungarh1,469 people - Bhorchhi Brahmnan1,434 people - Rattangarh1,393 people - Kaler Bala Pa1,333 people - Khiddowali1,333 people [All 153 villages in Baba Bakala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghanshampur?143116 - How far is Ghanshampur from Amritsar?35 km by road - What is the population of Ghanshampur?1,451 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghanshampur in?Amritsar district (Baba Bakala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Ghanshampur?66.3% (Census 2011)