# Balowal Saunkhari Village, Balachaur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/balowal-saunkhari/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Balowal Saunkhari Balowal Saunkhari is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **440 people in 92 households**, the 126th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 440people (2011) - 92households - 73.2%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Balowal Saunkhari PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balowal Saunkhari is 144521.** Balowal Saunkhari falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatBolwal Saunkhari, Patti Sankari - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032433 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balowal Saunkhari from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)35 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)10 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 Balowal Saunkhari? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Balowal Saunkhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kathgarh - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rattewal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Balowal Saunkhari known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 17% of the 1,454 hectares of village land is sown, and 241 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 Balowal Saunkhari Of every 100 households in Balowal Saunkhari in 2011, 96 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Balowal Saunkhari · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****60%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **49% Tap water ****99%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **60% Use banking services ****90%** **75% Television ****76%** **78% Mobile phone ****89%** **77% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****39%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **8% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****90%** **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 Balowal Saunkhari? ■ Balowal Saunkhari · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****553** **861 Working population ****42.5%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 65.3% for women. 60% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 42 (22%) · **■** Marginal 113 (60%) 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 - Bholewal465 people - Khandupur464 people - Shahbazpur463 people - Nanowal450 people - Balewal439 people - Bir Kathgarh439 people - Kishanpur439 people - Banga435 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 Balowal Saunkhari?144521 - How far is Balowal Saunkhari from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?35 km by road - What is the population of Balowal Saunkhari?440 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balowal Saunkhari in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Balowal Saunkhari?73.2% (Census 2011)