# Bham Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/bham/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Bham Bham is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143527**. The 2011 Census counted **4,250 people in 716 households**, the 11th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 4,250people (2011) - 716households - 73.4%literacy - 143527PIN code ## Bham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bham is 143527.** Bham falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143527 - Gram panchayatBham - Community development blockQadian - Census village code028530 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bham from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)33 km by road - Qadian (nearest town)8 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 Bham? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Harchowal - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Bham known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 885 hectares of village land is sown, and 795 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 Bham Of every 100 households in Bham in 2011, 96 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Bham · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****69%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **36% Tap water ****5%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **56% Use banking services ****57%** **59% Television ****88%** **83% Mobile phone ****78%** **71% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****57%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **6% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Bham? ■ Bham · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781** **798 Working population ****32.9%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 69.1% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 478 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (11%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 531 (38%) · **■** Marginal 211 (15%) 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 Batala - Aulakh4,717 people - Veela Teja4,435 people - Fatehgarh Churian4,387 people - Dalla4,257 people - Dakoha4,066 people - Wadala Granthian4,015 people - Marar3,899 people - Dhadialanatt3,878 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bham?143527 - How far is Bham from Gurdaspur?33 km by road - What is the population of Bham?4,250 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bham in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bham?73.4% (Census 2011)