# Bana Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/bana/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Bana Bana is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144522**. The 2011 Census counted **1,980 people in 456 households**, the 13th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,980people (2011) - 456households - 74.9%literacy - 144522PIN code ## Bana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bana is 144522.** Bana falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144522 - Gram panchayatBanna - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032392 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bana from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)36 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)20 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 Bana? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paniali - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Bana known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 20% of the 634 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Bana Of every 100 households in Bana in 2011, 94 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bana · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **97% Toilet within the home ****34%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **49% Tap water ****71%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **60% Use banking services ****68%** **75% Television ****72%** **78% Mobile phone ****79%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****23%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **8% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****59%** **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 Bana? ■ Bana · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860** **861 Working population ****44.5%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 64.9% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 42 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (2%) · **■** Household industry 44 (5%) · **■** Other work 505 (57%) · **■** Marginal 272 (31%) 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 - Udhanwal2,350 people - Mahitpur2,266 people - Garhi Kanungoan2,197 people - Chandiani Khurd2,180 people - Torowal1,936 people - Sahiba1,862 people - Asron1,832 people - Mehandpur1,816 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 Bana?144522 - How far is Bana from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?36 km by road - What is the population of Bana?1,980 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bana in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bana?74.9% (Census 2011)