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

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Salaich

Salaich is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144702**. The 2011 Census counted **948 people in 201 households**, the 55th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 948people (2011)
- 201households
- 81.3%literacy
- 144702PIN code

## Salaich PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code144702
- Gram panchayatSalaich
- Community development blockShahkot
- Census village code029809

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

## How far is Salaich from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Shahkot (nearest town)1 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 Salaich?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Salaich; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shahkot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nakodar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shahkot
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Salaich known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 82% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Salaich

Of every 100 households in Salaich in 2011, 98 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Salaich · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**26%

Tap water ****43%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**56%

Use banking services ****98%**

**71%

Television ****90%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**12%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Salaich?

■ Salaich · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****662**

**862

Working population ****35.5%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 77.4% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 197 (58%) · **■** Marginal 15 (4%)

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

- Manakpur996 people
- Gatta Mundi Kasu992 people
- Bhando982 people
- Ghuduwal980 people
- Khurampur943 people
- Gehlan931 people
- Sandhanwal930 people
- Nawanpind Khalewal923 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salaich?144702
- How far is Salaich from Jalandhar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Salaich?948 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salaich in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Salaich?81.3% (Census 2011)