# Sheron Nigah Village, Baba Bakala, Amritsar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/sheron-nigah/ Village · Baba Bakala, Amritsar # Sheron Nigah Sheron Nigah is a village in Baba Bakala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143203**. The 2011 Census counted **926 people in 194 households**, the 102nd largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 926people (2011) - 194households - 78.5%literacy - 143203PIN code ## Sheron Nigah PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sheron Nigah is 143203.** Sheron Nigah falls in Baba Bakala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143203 - Gram panchayatSheron Nigah - Community development blockRayya - Census village code037846 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sheron Nigah from nearby towns? - Baba Bakala (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)55 km by road - Sri Hargobindpur (nearest town)14 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 Sheron Nigah? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sheron Nigah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baba Bakala - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bababakala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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 canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Sheron Nigah known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 82% of the 444 hectares of village land is sown, and 362 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 Sheron Nigah Of every 100 households in Sheron Nigah in 2011, 97 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sheron Nigah · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****68%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **28% Tap water ****7%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **52% Use banking services ****74%** **67% Television ****76%** **85% Mobile phone ****88%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****45%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **8% None of these assets ****7%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **94% 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 Sheron Nigah? ■ Sheron Nigah · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****738** **804 Working population ****32.0%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 73.2% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 130 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (11%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 114 (39%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 Baba Bakala - Pallah1,035 people - Jaspal1,009 people - Takapur943 people - Bhaini Ramdyal928 people - Khera900 people - Lakhuwal900 people - Sattowal870 people - Bule Nangal860 people [All 153 villages in Baba Bakala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sheron Nigah?143203 - How far is Sheron Nigah from Amritsar?55 km by road - What is the population of Sheron Nigah?926 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheron Nigah in?Amritsar district (Baba Bakala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sheron Nigah?78.5% (Census 2011)