Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar # Nawan Qila Nawan Qila is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code 144702. The 2011 Census counted 801 people in 159 households, the 72nd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 801 people (2011) - 159 households - 81.2% literacy - 144702 PIN code ## Nawan Qila PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nawan Qila is 144702. Nawan Qila falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144702 - Gram panchayat Nawan Qila - Community development block Shahkot - Census village code 029826 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nawan Qila from nearby towns? - Shahkot (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ) 40 km by road - Shahkot (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nawan Qila? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Nawan Qila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shahkot - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nakodar - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shahkot - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nawan Qila known for? The main crops are wheat, sugarcane and rice. Products made here include tractor and agriculture equipments. About 98% of the 316 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nawan Qila Of every 100 households in Nawan Qila in 2011, 98 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Nawan Qila · ■ Shahkot rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 96% - Toilet within the home 81% 73% - No toilet (open defecation) 18% 26% - Tap water 1% 33% - Drinking water within premises 91% 77% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 66% 40% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 32% 56% - Use banking services 85% 71% - Television 93% 83% - Mobile phone 93% 81% - Computer with internet 2% 3% - Two-wheeler 61% 54% - Car / jeep / van 14% 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). ## What is the population of Nawan Qila? ■ Nawan Qila · ■ Shahkot rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.2% 73.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1119 952 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1486 862 - Working population 33.7% 36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 75.7% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 64 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (3%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 141 (52%) · ■ Marginal 56 (21%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahkot - Mehmuwal Yusafpur 819 people - Balnau 817 people - Thamunwal 802 people - Billi Baraich 801 people - Rayewal Bet 801 people - Mundi Chohlian 797 people - Jalanpur Kalan 794 people - Sarangwal 789 people All 179 villages in Shahkot ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawan Qila? 144702 - How far is Nawan Qila from Jalandhar? 40 km by road - What is the population of Nawan Qila? 801 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawan Qila in? Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Nawan Qila? 81.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/nawan-qila/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.