# Bajwa Khurd Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/bajwa-khurd/ Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar # Bajwa Khurd Bajwa Khurd is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144702**. The 2011 Census counted **572 people in 119 households**, the 104th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 572people (2011) - 119households - 77.1%literacy - 144702PIN code ## Bajwa Khurd PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bajwa Khurd is 144702.** Bajwa Khurd falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144702 - Gram panchayatBajwa Khurd - Community development blockShahkot - Census village code029736 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bajwa Khurd from nearby towns? - Shahkot (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)45 km by road - Shahkot (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 Bajwa Khurd? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bajwa Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bajwa Kalan - ○Degree college10+ km · Nakodar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Meawal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - 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 Bajwa Khurd known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 85% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Bajwa Khurd Of every 100 households in Bajwa Khurd in 2011, 92 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Bajwa Khurd · ■ Shahkot rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **96% Toilet within the home ****68%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **26% Tap water ****78%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **56% Use banking services ****50%** **71% Television ****86%** **83% Mobile phone ****73%** **81% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****56%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **12% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Bajwa Khurd? ■ Bajwa Khurd · ■ Shahkot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%** **73.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167** **862 Working population ****35.1%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 74.0% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 68 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (37%) · **■** Marginal 39 (19%) 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 Shahkot - Chak Bundala607 people - Naurangpur599 people - Phul591 people - Kotha583 people - Tut Shersingh571 people - Kasupur570 people - Sohal Khalsa568 people - Nawanpind Akaliwala566 people [All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bajwa Khurd?144702 - How far is Bajwa Khurd from Jalandhar?45 km by road - What is the population of Bajwa Khurd?572 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bajwa Khurd in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bajwa Khurd?77.1% (Census 2011)