# Bahora Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 

# Bahora

Bahora is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140506**. The 2011 Census counted **216 people in 35 households**, the 129th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 216people (2011)
- 35households
- 54.1%literacy
- 140506PIN code

## Bahora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bahora is 140506.** Bahora falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code140506
- Gram panchayatBahora
- Community development blockDera Bassi
- Census village code039362

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

## How far is Bahora from nearby towns?

- Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)34 km by road
- Dera Bassi (nearest town)8 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 Bahora?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bahora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dera Bassi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Derabassi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dera Bassi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Bahora known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 55% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Bahora

Of every 100 households in Bahora in 2011, 97 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 91 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Bahora · ■ Dera Bassi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**42%

Tap water ****88%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**59%

Use banking services ****71%**

**60%

Television ****91%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****91%**

**46%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Bahora?

■ Bahora · ■ Dera Bassi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****800**

**862

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**801

Working population ****32.4%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 47.7% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (29%) · **■** Marginal 4 (6%)

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 Dera Bassi

- Mamoli253 people
- Chhachhrauli252 people
- Bir Chhat246 people
- Humbra221 people
- Jodhpur215 people
- Sangaundh213 people
- Seehpur199 people
- Kishanpura151 people

[All 150 villages in Dera Bassi](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bahora?140506
- How far is Bahora from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?34 km by road
- What is the population of Bahora?216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahora in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Bahora?54.1% (Census 2011)
