# Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) – Villages List

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Sub-district · Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab 

# Balachaur

Balachaur is a sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. At the 2011 Census it had **188,764 people**, 2 towns and 184 villages (183 inhabited). The largest village is Rattewal (6,287 people).

- 188,764people (2011)
- 184villages
- 2towns
- 77.5%literacy

## Population of Balachaur compared with Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar

■ Balachaur · ■ Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**885

Working population ****34.6%**

**33.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Balachaur

Of every 100 households in Balachaur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Balachaur · ■ Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**29%

Tap water ****62%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**87%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**45%

Use banking services ****76%**

**81%

Television ****79%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**50%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**11%

None of these assets ****5%**

**3%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Balachaur

- Balachaur21,631 people
- Rail7,589 people

## Largest villages in Balachaur

- Rattewal · 6,287 people
- Saroa · 3,712 people
- Taunsa · 3,144 people
- Malewal · 3,019 people
- Thopia · 2,526 people
- Takarla · 2,430 people
- Kathgarh · 2,372 people
- Chandpur Rurki · 2,361 people
- Udhanwal · 2,350 people
- Mahitpur · 2,266 people
- Garhi Kanungoan · 2,197 people
- Chandiani Khurd · 2,180 people
- Bana · 1,980 people
- Torowal · 1,936 people
- Sahiba · 1,862 people
- Asron · 1,832 people

[All 184 villages in Balachaur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Balachaur?184 (183 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Balachaur in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab
- What is the population of Balachaur?188,764 (Census 2011)