Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar
# Kala Bahian

Kala Bahian is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code 144004. The 2011 Census counted 1,553 people in 307 households, the 40th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.
- 1,553 people (2011)
- 307 households
- 79.6% literacy
- 144004 PIN code

## Kala Bahian PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kala Bahian is 144004. Kala Bahian falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.
- PIN code 144004
- Gram panchayat Kala Bahian
- Community development block Jalandhar
- Census village code 030484

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kala Bahian from nearby towns?
- Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Kartarpur (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kala Bahian?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kala Bahian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Jalandhar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kala Bahian known for?

The main crops are wheat, rice and maize. About 88% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kala Bahian

Of every 100 households in Kala Bahian in 2011, 87 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Kala Bahian · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 97%
- Toilet within the home 60% 74%
- No toilet (open defecation) 40% 26%
- Tap water 0% 36%
- Drinking water within premises 87% 86%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 74% 61%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 23% 33%
- Use banking services 79% 75%
- Television 82% 87%
- Mobile phone 78% 80%
- Computer with internet 2% 4%
- Two-wheeler 56% 51%
- Car / jeep / van 10% 13%
- None of these assets 9% 3%
- Own their home 87% 92%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kala Bahian?

■ Kala Bahian · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.6% 80.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 956 939
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 917 881
- Working population 31.9% 33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 73.9% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 166 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 57 (12%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 235 (47%) · ■ Marginal 32 (6%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jalandhar - II
- Nahal 1,714 people
- Rahimpur 1,712 people
- Sammipur 1,664 people
- Nijjran 1,643 people
- Chaharke 1,547 people
- Lallian Kalan 1,528 people
- Kohala 1,527 people
- Butran 1,516 people

All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kala Bahian? 144004
- How far is Kala Bahian from Jalandhar? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Kala Bahian? 1,553 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kala Bahian in? Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Kala Bahian? 79.6% (Census 2011)

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