# Laksian Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Laksian

Laksian is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144702**. The 2011 Census counted **1,357 people in 260 households**, the 27th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,357people (2011)
- 260households
- 71.5%literacy
- 144702PIN code

## Laksian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Laksian is 144702.** Laksian falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144702
- Gram panchayatLaksian
- Community development blockShahkot
- Census village code029831

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Laksian from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)38 km by road
- Shahkot (nearest town)5 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 Laksian?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Laksian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malsian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nakodar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahkot
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Laksian known for?

The main crops are **wheat, sugarcane and rice**. About 87% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Laksian

Of every 100 households in Laksian in 2011, 94 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Laksian · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**26%

Tap water ****62%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**56%

Use banking services ****80%**

**71%

Television ****85%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**12%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Laksian?

■ Laksian · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**862

Working population ****33.6%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 67.6% for women. 58% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (39%) · **■** Household industry 34 (7%) · **■** Other work 140 (31%) · **■** Marginal 29 (6%)

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

- Talwandi Sanghra1,455 people
- Saidpur Jhiri1,438 people
- Nihaluwal1,433 people
- Baupur1,407 people
- Kohar Kalan1,354 people
- Yusafpur Darewal1,349 people
- Haveli1,324 people
- Sichewali1,270 people

[All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Laksian?144702
- How far is Laksian from Jalandhar?38 km by road
- What is the population of Laksian?1,357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laksian in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Laksian?71.5% (Census 2011)