# Bir Kalan Village, Sunam, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/sunam/bir-kalan/ Village · Sunam, Sangrur # Bir Kalan Bir Kalan is a village in Sunam sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148029**. The 2011 Census counted **2,794 people in 578 households**, the 34th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%. - 2,794people (2011) - 578households - 59.6%literacy - 148029PIN code ## Bir Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bir Kalan is 148029.** Bir Kalan falls in Sunam sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code148029 - Gram panchayatBir Kalan - Community development blockSunam - Census village code039862 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bir Kalan from nearby towns? - Sunam (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ)26 km by road - Sunam (nearest town)17 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 Bir Kalan? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bir Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Cheema - ○Degree college10+ km · Sunam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sunam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Bir Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat and rice**. Products made here include atta. About 91% of the 930 hectares of village land is sown, and 848 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 Bir Kalan Of every 100 households in Bir Kalan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Bir Kalan · ■ Sunam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****68%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **20% Tap water ****2%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **71% Use banking services ****58%** **60% Television ****70%** **76% Mobile phone ****79%** **70% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****38%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **9% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **99% 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 Bir Kalan? ■ Bir Kalan · ■ Sunam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%** **58.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **874 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **814 Working population ****31.2%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.0% for men and 54.6% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 377 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (32%) · **■** Household industry 35 (4%) · **■** Other work 120 (14%) · **■** Marginal 60 (7%) 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 Sunam - Nilowal3,160 people - Bakshiwala3,029 people - Sullar2,913 people - Karial2,882 people - Ramgarh Jawanda2,789 people - Ubha2,691 people - Dhandoli Kalan2,577 people - Gobindpura Nagri2,539 people [All 81 villages in Sunam](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/sunam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bir Kalan?148029 - How far is Bir Kalan from Sangrur?26 km by road - What is the population of Bir Kalan?2,794 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bir Kalan in?Sangrur district (Sunam sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bir Kalan?59.6% (Census 2011)