# Jhamke Village, Zira, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Jhamke

Jhamke is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142044**. The 2011 Census counted **572 people in 108 households**, the 128th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 572people (2011)
- 108households
- 65.8%literacy
- 142044PIN code

## Jhamke PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhamke is 142044.** Jhamke falls in Zira sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code142044
- Gram panchayatJhamke
- Community development blockMakhu
- Census village code034318

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?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)41 km by road
- Makhu (nearest town)6 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?

7 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
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Makhu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Firozpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Zira
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 cattle feed**. About 67% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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, 92 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Jhamke · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**25%

Tap water ****2%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**72%

Use banking services ****84%**

**58%

Television ****83%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****52%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**12%

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

**4%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**854

Working population ****47.2%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 62.4% for women. 59% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 76 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (11%) · **■** Other work 53 (20%) · **■** Marginal 112 (41%)

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 Zira

- Mannu Machhi593 people
- Roshan Shahwala592 people
- Bundala Purana589 people
- Machhiwara585 people
- Killi Gudha572 people
- Jattanwali557 people
- Bhupewala554 people
- Ambarhar546 people

[All 217 villages in Zira](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/zira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhamke?142044
- How far is Jhamke from Firozpur?41 km by road
- What is the population of Jhamke?572 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhamke in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Jhamke?65.8% (Census 2011)