# Saham Village, Nakodar, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Nakodar, Jalandhar 

# Saham

Saham is a village in Nakodar sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144630**. The 2011 Census counted **796 people in 151 households**, the 85th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 796people (2011)
- 151households
- 69.5%literacy
- 144630PIN code

## Saham PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saham is 144630.** Saham falls in Nakodar sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144630
- Gram panchayatSaham
- Community development blockNakodar
- Census village code029884

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Saham from nearby towns?

- Nakodar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)17 km by road
- Nakodar (nearest town)11 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 Saham?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Saham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khiwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube 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 Saham known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 91% of the 328 hectares of village land is sown, and 299 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 Saham

Of every 100 households in Saham in 2011, 93 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Saham · ■ Nakodar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**21%

Tap water ****51%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**49%

Use banking services ****80%**

**72%

Television ****74%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**12%

None of these assets ****9%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Saham?

■ Saham · ■ Nakodar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**906

Working population ****39.7%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 64.5% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (9%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

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 Nakodar

- Gura855 people
- Sohal Khurd837 people
- Angi Kiri820 people
- Bangiwal817 people
- Miranpur785 people
- Behar776 people
- Khaira Mushtarka775 people
- Hussainabad764 people

[All 147 villages in Nakodar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/nakodar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saham?144630
- How far is Saham from Jalandhar?17 km by road
- What is the population of Saham?796 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saham in?Jalandhar district (Nakodar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Saham?69.5% (Census 2011)