Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Kahma Kahma is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 144512. The 2011 Census counted 3,320 people in 700 households, the 9th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 3,320 people (2011) - 700 households - 80.8% literacy - 144512 PIN code ## Kahma PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kahma is 144512. Kahma falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144512 - Gram panchayat Kahma - Community development block Banga - Census village code 032097 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kahma from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ) 5 km by road - Banga (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kahma? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Kahma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Allopathic hospital In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Railway station In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nawanshahr - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Sbs Nagar - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kahma known for? The main crops are wheat. About 96% of the 369 hectares of village land is sown, and 354 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kahma Of every 100 households in Kahma in 2011, 98 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Kahma · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 97% - Toilet within the home 69% 75% - No toilet (open defecation) 30% 24% - Tap water 78% 34% - Drinking water within premises 94% 90% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 69% 49% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 29% 46% - Use banking services 81% 85% - Television 85% 87% - Mobile phone 72% 75% - Computer with internet 4% 4% - Two-wheeler 47% 51% - Car / jeep / van 10% 11% - None of these assets 4% 2% - Own their home 91% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kahma? ■ Kahma · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.8% 80.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 845 896 - Working population 30.4% 32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 75.4% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 147 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 288 (29%) · ■ Household industry 11 (1%) · ■ Other work 506 (50%) · ■ Marginal 57 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawanshahr - Behram 3,816 people - Gunachaur 3,808 people - Mehli 3,517 people - Mahal Gehla 3,403 people - Bakhlaur 3,226 people - Pharala 3,226 people - Sandwan 3,181 people - Mandhali 3,170 people All 284 villages in Nawanshahr ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kahma? 144512 - How far is Kahma from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar? 5 km by road - What is the population of Kahma? 3,320 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kahma in? Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kahma? 80.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/kahma/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.