# Adoana Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/adoana/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Adoana Adoana is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **1,388 people in 321 households**, the 32nd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,388people (2011) - 321households - 77.0%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Adoana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Adoana is 144521.** Adoana falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatAdowana - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032441 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Adoana from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)28 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)8 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 Adoana? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Adoana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Adoana known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 52% of the 396 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Adoana Of every 100 households in Adoana in 2011, 96 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Adoana · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****52%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **49% Tap water ****87%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **60% Use banking services ****4%** **75% Television ****67%** **78% Mobile phone ****86%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****50%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **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 Adoana? ■ Adoana · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843** **861 Working population ****25.4%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 63.5% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 143 (41%) · **■** Marginal 202 (57%) 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 Balachaur - Simbal Majara1,481 people - Sahungra1,452 people - Dial1,446 people - Katwara1,417 people - Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majra1,374 people - Raju Majra1,345 people - Fatehpur1,328 people - Majhot1,322 people [All 184 villages in Balachaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Adoana?144521 - How far is Adoana from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?28 km by road - What is the population of Adoana?1,388 (Census 2011) - Which district is Adoana in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Adoana?77.0% (Census 2011)