# Bhanun Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab)

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Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Bhanun

Bhanun is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144525**. The 2011 Census counted **974 people in 218 households**, the 60th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 974people (2011)
- 218households
- 76.5%literacy
- 144525PIN code

## Bhanun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhanun is 144525.** Bhanun falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144525
- Gram panchayatBhanun, Teehra
- Community development blockSaroya
- Census village code032488

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhanun from nearby towns?

- Balachaur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Balachaur (nearest town)9 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 Bhanun?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhanun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn 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 · Bachhauri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balachaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Bhanun known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 89% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 304 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 Bhanun

Of every 100 households in Bhanun in 2011, 95 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Bhanun · ■ Balachaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**49%

Tap water ****91%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**60%

Use banking services ****70%**

**75%

Television ****79%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****57%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**8%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Bhanun?

■ Bhanun · ■ Balachaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**861

Working population ****36.2%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 65.9% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (8%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 172 (49%) · **■** Marginal 13 (4%)

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

- Majari1,014 people
- Bulewal999 people
- Chhadauri982 people
- Begampur980 people
- Hyatpur Rurki962 people
- Bakapur961 people
- Auladni952 people
- Madhiani939 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 Bhanun?144525
- How far is Bhanun from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Bhanun?974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhanun in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Bhanun?76.5% (Census 2011)