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

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Raunt

Raunt is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144703**. The 2011 Census counted **885 people in 168 households**, the 61st largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 885people (2011)
- 168households
- 75.1%literacy
- 144703PIN code

## Raunt PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Raunt is 144703.** Raunt falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144703
- Gram panchayatRaunt
- Community development blockShahkot
- Census village code029727

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

## How far is Raunt from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)48 km by road
- Shahkot (nearest town)6 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 Raunt?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Raunt; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Lohian Khass
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lohian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lohian
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Raunt known for?

The main crops are **potato, maize and vegetables**. About 92% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 223 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 Raunt

Of every 100 households in Raunt in 2011, 90 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Raunt · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**26%

Tap water ****57%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**56%

Use banking services ****60%**

**71%

Television ****86%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****52%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**12%

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

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Raunt?

■ Raunt · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****627**

**862

Working population ****35.0%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 70.1% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 77 (25%) · **■** Marginal 87 (28%)

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

- Gehlan931 people
- Sandhanwal930 people
- Nawanpind Khalewal923 people
- Kang Khurd897 people
- Ida864 people
- Muridwal864 people
- Turna860 people
- Maharajwala855 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Raunt?144703
- How far is Raunt from Jalandhar?48 km by road
- What is the population of Raunt?885 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raunt in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Raunt?75.1% (Census 2011)