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Bham Population - Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Bham is a large village located in Garhshankar Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab with total 846 families residing. The Bham village has population of 3661 of which 1817 are males while 1844 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bham village population of children with age 0-6 is 314 which makes up 8.58 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bham village is 1015 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Bham as per census is 805, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Bham village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Bham village was 89.21 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Bham Male literacy stands at 93.91 % while female literacy rate was 84.68 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Bham village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Bham village.

Bham Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 846 - -
Population 3,661 1,817 1,844
Child (0-6) 314 174 140
Schedule Caste 1,083 556 527
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 89.21 % 93.91 % 84.68 %
Total Workers 1,206 962 244
Main Worker 1,060 - -
Marginal Worker 146 100 46

Caste Factor

Bham village of Hoshiarpur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.58 % of total population in Bham village. The village Bham currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Bham village out of total population, 1206 were engaged in work activities. 87.89 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.11 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1206 workers engaged in Main Work, 214 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 132 were Agricultural labourer.