# Mehsampur Khurd Village, Baba Bakala, Amritsar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/mehsampur-khurd/ Village · Baba Bakala, Amritsar # Mehsampur Khurd Mehsampur Khurd is a village in Baba Bakala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,839 people in 324 households**, the 57th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,839people (2011) - 324households - 71.8%literacy - 143114PIN code ## Mehsampur Khurd PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mehsampur Khurd is 143114.** Mehsampur Khurd falls in Baba Bakala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143114 - Gram panchayatMehsampur Khurd - Community development blockTarsika - Census village code037795 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehsampur Khurd from nearby towns? - Baba Bakala (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)40 km by road - Batala (nearest town)15 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 Khurd? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Mehsampur Khurd; 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 - ●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 · Usman - ○Degree college5–10 km · Baba Bakala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 Khurd known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 86% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Khurd Of every 100 households in Mehsampur Khurd in 2011, 99 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mehsampur Khurd · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****69%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **28% Tap water ****1%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** **52% Use banking services ****72%** **67% Television ****91%** **85% Mobile phone ****94%** **78% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****49%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Khurd? ■ Mehsampur Khurd · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **804 Working population ****34.1%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 67.6% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 257 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (22%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 111 (18%) · **■** Marginal 113 (18%) 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 - Bhattike1,922 people - Kot Khera1,908 people - Sudhar Rajputan1,855 people - Tanel1,844 people - Lohgarh1,804 people - Arjan Manga1,801 people - Malowal1,771 people - Sheron Bagha1,745 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 Khurd?143114 - How far is Mehsampur Khurd from Amritsar?40 km by road - What is the population of Mehsampur Khurd?1,839 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehsampur Khurd in?Amritsar district (Baba Bakala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mehsampur Khurd?71.8% (Census 2011)