# Akliana Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/akliana/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Akliana Akliana is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **741 people in 158 households**, the 91st largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 741people (2011) - 158households - 83.6%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Akliana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akliana is 144521.** Akliana falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatAkliana - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032449 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akliana from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)28 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)5 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 Akliana? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Akliana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhaddi - ○Degree college10+ km · Balachaur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Akliana known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Akliana Of every 100 households in Akliana in 2011, 96 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Akliana · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****41%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **49% Tap water ****96%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **60% Use banking services ****91%** **75% Television ****86%** **78% Mobile phone ****86%** **77% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****64%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **8% None of these assets ****3%** **5% 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 Akliana? ■ Akliana · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045** **861 Working population ****24.3%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 75.5% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 62 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (56%) · **■** Marginal 11 (6%) 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 - Mahmudpur761 people - Jamiatgarh760 people - Jandi753 people - Mauhar743 people - Sojowal719 people - Maujowal704 people - Khewewal695 people - Rurki Kalan673 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 Akliana?144521 - How far is Akliana from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?28 km by road - What is the population of Akliana?741 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akliana in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Akliana?83.6% (Census 2011)