# Shahbad Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/shahbad/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Shahbad Shahbad is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143505**. The 2011 Census counted **1,556 people in 303 households**, the 99th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 1,556people (2011) - 303households - 72.5%literacy - 143505PIN code ## Shahbad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shahbad is 143505.** Shahbad falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143505 - Gram panchayatShahbad - Community development blockBatala - Census village code028705 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shahbad from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)35 km by road - Batala (nearest town)4 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 Shahbad? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Shahbad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Batala - ○Degree college5–10 km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Batala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)13 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 Shahbad known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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 Shahbad Of every 100 households in Shahbad in 2011, 90 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Shahbad · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****39%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **36% Tap water ****33%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **56% Use banking services ****32%** **59% Television ****88%** **83% Mobile phone ****65%** **71% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****42%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Shahbad? ■ Shahbad · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **798 Working population ****46.2%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 65.7% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (5%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 520 (72%) · **■** Marginal 37 (5%) 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 Batala - Sheikhwan1,592 people - Qila Desa Singh1,585 people - Sakhowal1,560 people - Padda1,557 people - malikpur1,539 people - Kala Nangal1,537 people - Kastiwal1,535 people - Duniya Sandhu1,528 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shahbad?143505 - How far is Shahbad from Gurdaspur?35 km by road - What is the population of Shahbad?1,556 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shahbad in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Shahbad?72.5% (Census 2011)