# Tong Village, Baba Bakala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/tong/ Village · Baba Bakala, Amritsar # Tong Tong is a village in Baba Bakala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143112**. The 2011 Census counted **1,177 people in 241 households**, the 87th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,177people (2011) - 241households - 76.8%literacy - 143112PIN code ## Tong PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tong is 143112.** Tong falls in Baba Bakala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143112 - Gram panchayatTong - Community development blockRayya - Census village code037703 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tong from nearby towns? - Baba Bakala (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)35 km by road - Rayya (nearest town)5 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 Tong? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Tong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rayya - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rayya - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baba Bakala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Tong known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 54% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Tong Of every 100 households in Tong in 2011, 95 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 27 a car. ■ Tong · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****77%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **28% Tap water ****4%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **52% Use banking services ****44%** **67% Television ****79%** **85% Mobile phone ****76%** **78% Computer with internet ****11%** **2% Two-wheeler ****49%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****27%** **8% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **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 Tong? ■ Tong · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****676** **804 Working population ****52.0%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 70.0% for women. 65% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 117 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 204 (33%) · **■** Household industry 93 (15%) · **■** Other work 141 (23%) · **■** Marginal 57 (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 - Taharpur1,296 people - Dharmu Chak1,291 people - Padde1,213 people - Sarja1,192 people - Bedadpur1,166 people - Jhalari1,166 people - Danial1,164 people - Madh1,162 people [All 153 villages in Baba Bakala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tong?143112 - How far is Tong from Amritsar?35 km by road - What is the population of Tong?1,177 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tong in?Amritsar district (Baba Bakala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Tong?76.8% (Census 2011)