# Bachhwan Village, Balachaur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/bachhwan/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Bachhwan Bachhwan is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144522**. The 2011 Census counted **523 people in 104 households**, the 115th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 523people (2011) - 104households - 79.4%literacy - 144522PIN code ## Bachhwan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bachhwan is 144522.** Bachhwan falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144522 - Gram panchayatBachhuna - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032383 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bachhwan from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)29 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)12 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 Bachhwan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bachhwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Panial - ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 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 Bachhwan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 67% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Bachhwan Of every 100 households in Bachhwan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Bachhwan · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****71%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **49% Tap water ****62%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **60% Use banking services ****81%** **75% Television ****76%** **78% Mobile phone ****86%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****43%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **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 Bachhwan? ■ Bachhwan · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1613** **861 Working population ****30.4%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 71.6% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 22 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (7%) · **■** Other work 124 (78%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%) 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 - Mohan Majra543 people - Natha Nangal534 people - Chhuchhewal530 people - Nanowal528 people - Dhaktana522 people - Jitpur515 people - Buthgarh496 people - Aima481 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 Bachhwan?144522 - How far is Bachhwan from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?29 km by road - What is the population of Bachhwan?523 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bachhwan in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bachhwan?79.4% (Census 2011)