# Asron Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/asron/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Asron Asron is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144522**. The 2011 Census counted **1,832 people in 421 households**, the 16th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,832people (2011) - 421households - 86.4%literacy - 144522PIN code ## Asron PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Asron is 144522.** Asron falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144522 - Gram panchayatAsron - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032390 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Asron from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)42 km by road - Rupnagar (nearest town)4 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 Asron? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Asron; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rupnagar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Asron known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 3% of the 632 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Asron Of every 100 households in Asron in 2011, 93 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Asron · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **97% Toilet within the home ****48%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **49% Tap water ****48%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **60% Use banking services ****91%** **75% Television ****80%** **78% Mobile phone ****84%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****27%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **8% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****49%** **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 Asron? ■ Asron · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****800** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048** **861 Working population ****36.1%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.3% for men and 76.2% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (4%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 411 (62%) · **■** Marginal 192 (29%) 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 - Chandiani Khurd2,180 people - Bana1,980 people - Torowal1,936 people - Sahiba1,862 people - Mehandpur1,816 people - Rakran Dhahan1,792 people - Mangupur1,735 people - Pojewal1,732 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 Asron?144522 - How far is Asron from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?42 km by road - What is the population of Asron?1,832 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asron in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Asron?86.4% (Census 2011)