# Mehsampur Kalan Village, Baba Bakala, Amritsar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/mehsampur-kalan/ Village · Baba Bakala, Amritsar # Mehsampur Kalan Mehsampur Kalan is a village in Baba Bakala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143114**. The 2011 Census counted **2,053 people in 412 households**, the 48th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 2,053people (2011) - 412households - 75.9%literacy - 143114PIN code ## Mehsampur Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mehsampur Kalan is 143114.** Mehsampur Kalan falls in Baba Bakala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143114 - Gram panchayatMehsam Kalan - Community development blockTarsika - Census village code037754 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehsampur Kalan from nearby towns? - Baba Bakala (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)40 km by road - Rayya (nearest town)17 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 Mehsampur Kalan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Mehsampur Kalan; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dehriwal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Baba Bakala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baba Bakala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 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 Mehsampur Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 87% of the 444 hectares of village land is sown, and 386 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 Mehsampur Kalan Of every 100 households in Mehsampur Kalan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Mehsampur Kalan · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****63%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **28% Tap water ****2%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **52% Use banking services ****72%** **67% Television ****84%** **85% Mobile phone ****79%** **78% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****44%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **8% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **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 Mehsampur Kalan? ■ Mehsampur Kalan · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893** **804 Working population ****56.8%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 70.4% for women. 68% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 301 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (13%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 166 (14%) · **■** Marginal 540 (46%) 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 - Mehtabkot2,099 people - Bhalaipur2,082 people - Ramana Chak2,061 people - Rajpura2,059 people - Kaler Ghumman2,030 people - Jallupur Khera1,990 people - Chhapianwali1,944 people - Lidhar1,943 people [All 153 villages in Baba Bakala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehsampur Kalan?143114 - How far is Mehsampur Kalan from Amritsar?40 km by road - What is the population of Mehsampur Kalan?2,053 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehsampur Kalan in?Amritsar district (Baba Bakala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mehsampur Kalan?75.9% (Census 2011)