# Jhamke Village, Baba Bakala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Baba Bakala, Amritsar 

# Jhamke

Jhamke is a village in Baba Bakala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143202**. The 2011 Census counted **700 people in 131 households**, the 118th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 700people (2011)
- 131households
- 59.9%literacy
- 143202PIN code

## Jhamke PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhamke is 143202.** Jhamke falls in Baba Bakala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143202
- Gram panchayatJhamke
- Community development blockTarsika
- Census village code037786

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jhamke from nearby towns?

- Baba Bakala (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Batala (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 Jhamke?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jhamke; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Usman
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Athwal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Jhamke known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 90% of the 448 hectares of village land is sown, and 403 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 Jhamke

Of every 100 households in Jhamke in 2011, 100 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 65 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Jhamke · ■ Baba Bakala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**28%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**94%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**52%

Use banking services ****51%**

**67%

Television ****96%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****65%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**8%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Jhamke?

■ Jhamke · ■ Baba Bakala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****681**

**804

Working population ****36.6%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 56.3% for women. 63% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (69%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (10%) · **■** Marginal 48 (19%)

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

- Hassanpur760 people
- Umra Nangal753 people
- Bhaini Badeshan740 people
- Daud707 people
- Bathu Chak694 people
- Madhepur677 people
- Naraingarh670 people
- Jharu Nangal650 people

[All 153 villages in Baba Bakala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhamke?143202
- How far is Jhamke from Amritsar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Jhamke?700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhamke in?Amritsar district (Baba Bakala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Jhamke?59.9% (Census 2011)