# Bham Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Bham

Bham is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **166013**. The 2011 Census counted **3,661 people in 846 households**, the 4th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 3,661people (2011)
- 846households
- 89.2%literacy
- 166013PIN code

## Bham PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bham is 166013.** Bham falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code166013
- Gram panchayatBham
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031764

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?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)24 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?

21 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 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahilpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Bham known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 772 hectares of village land is sown, and 526 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, 99 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Bham · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

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

**62%

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

**38%

Tap water ****34%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**52%

Use banking services ****87%**

**84%

Television ****89%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****52%**

**47%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805**

**890

Working population ****32.9%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 84.7% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 214 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (11%) · **■** Household industry 68 (6%) · **■** Other work 646 (54%) · **■** Marginal 146 (12%)

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 Garhshankar

- Saila Khurd4,688 people
- Binewal4,532 people
- Possi4,008 people
- Binjon3,464 people
- Jandoli3,455 people
- Kot Fatuhi3,454 people
- Bora2,964 people

[All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bham?166013
- How far is Bham from Hoshiarpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Bham?3,661 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bham in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Bham?89.2% (Census 2011)