# Buh Village, Kapurthala, Kapurthala (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Kapurthala, Kapurthala 

# Buh

Buh is a village in Kapurthala sub-district of Kapurthala district, Punjab, PIN code **144601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,526 people in 281 households**, the 32nd largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 1,526people (2011)
- 281households
- 72.1%literacy
- 144601PIN code

## Buh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Buh is 144601.** Buh falls in Kapurthala sub-district, Kapurthala district, Punjab.

- PIN code144601
- Gram panchayatBuh
- Community development blockDhilwan
- Census village code029208

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

## How far is Buh from nearby towns?

- Kapurthala (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Kapurthala (district HQ)17 km by road
- Kapurthala (nearest town)16 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 Buh?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Buh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Fath Dinga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kapurthala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kapurthala
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Buh known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 88% of the 750 hectares of village land is sown, and 656 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 Buh

Of every 100 households in Buh in 2011, 98 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Buh · ■ Kapurthala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

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

**78%

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

**21%

Tap water ****2%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**42%

Use banking services ****34%**

**72%

Television ****91%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****52%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**11%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Buh?

■ Buh · ■ Kapurthala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736**

**878

Working population ****33.7%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 67.0% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 241 (47%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%)

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 Kapurthala

- Wadala Kalan1,639 people
- Razapur1,627 people
- Khukhrain1,576 people
- Isharwal1,537 people
- Nurpur Lubhana1,525 people
- Ibban1,516 people
- Dhaliwal Dona1,504 people
- Bishanpur1,479 people

[All 260 villages in Kapurthala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/kapurthala/kapurthala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Buh?144601
- How far is Buh from Kapurthala?17 km by road
- What is the population of Buh?1,526 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buh in?Kapurthala district (Kapurthala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Buh?72.1% (Census 2011)