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

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Village · Baba Bakala, Amritsar 

# Sialka

Sialka is a village in Baba Bakala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143504**. The 2011 Census counted **1,313 people in 253 households**, the 81st largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 1,313people (2011)
- 253households
- 73.6%literacy
- 143504PIN code

## Sialka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sialka is 143504.** Sialka falls in Baba Bakala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143504
- Gram panchayatSialka
- Community development blockTarsika
- Census village code037771

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

## How far is Sialka from nearby towns?

- Baba Bakala (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Jandiala (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 Sialka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ram Dewali Musalmana
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Boparo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Sialka known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 92% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 227 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 Sialka

Of every 100 households in Sialka in 2011, 94 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sialka · ■ Baba Bakala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**28%

Tap water ****40%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**94%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**52%

Use banking services ****60%**

**67%

Television ****85%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**47%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sialka?

■ Sialka · ■ Baba Bakala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**804

Working population ****28.0%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 69.0% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (29%) · **■** Household industry 17 (5%) · **■** Other work 95 (26%) · **■** Marginal 32 (9%)

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

- Bhorchhi Brahmnan1,434 people
- Rattangarh1,393 people
- Kaler Bala Pa1,333 people
- Khiddowali1,333 people
- Boparai1,298 people
- Taharpur1,296 people
- Dharmu Chak1,291 people
- Padde1,213 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sialka?143504
- How far is Sialka from Amritsar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sialka?1,313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sialka in?Amritsar district (Baba Bakala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sialka?73.6% (Census 2011)