# Bara Gadhram Village, Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/bara-gadhram/ Village · Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar # Bara Gadhram Bara Gadhram is a village in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140001**. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 50 households**, the 143rd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%. - 258people (2011) - 50households - 84.1%literacy - 140001PIN code ## Bara Gadhram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bara Gadhram is 140001.** Bara Gadhram falls in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140001 - Gram panchayatBara Gadhram - Community development blockChamkaur Sahib - Census village code038856 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bara Gadhram from nearby towns? - Chamkaur Sahib (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)14 km by road - Chamkaur Sahib (nearest town)5 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 Bara Gadhram? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Bara Gadhram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gagon - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bela - ○Degree college10+ km · Bela - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 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 Bara Gadhram known for? The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. About 80% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Bara Gadhram Of every 100 households in Bara Gadhram in 2011, 98 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Bara Gadhram · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****57%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **27% Tap water ****16%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **55% Use banking services ****76%** **77% Television ****80%** **86% Mobile phone ****55%** **78% Computer with internet ****6%** **3% Two-wheeler ****43%** **56% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **12% None of these assets ****0%** **2% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Bara Gadhram? ■ Bara Gadhram · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%** **82.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167** **849 Working population ****36.4%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.8% for men and 73.8% for women. 45% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 21 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 66 (70%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%) 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 Chamkaur Sahib - Chaunta Kalan282 people - Bangian264 people - Jasran263 people - Sultanpur262 people - Shahpur247 people - Mathahari245 people - Ramgarh242 people - Chhoti Rauni232 people [All 191 villages in Chamkaur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bara Gadhram?140001 - How far is Bara Gadhram from Rupnagar?14 km by road - What is the population of Bara Gadhram?258 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bara Gadhram in?Rupnagar district (Chamkaur Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bara Gadhram?84.1% (Census 2011)