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

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Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Bhedian

Bhedian is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144522**. The 2011 Census counted **324 people in 61 households**, the 145th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 324people (2011)
- 61households
- 68.7%literacy
- 144522PIN code

## Bhedian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhedian is 144522.** Bhedian falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144522
- Gram panchayatBhedian
- Community development blockBalachaur
- Census village code032373

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

## How far is Bhedian from nearby towns?

- Balachaur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)31 km by road
- Balachaur (nearest town)14 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 Bhedian?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bhedian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathgarg
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Bhedian known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 127 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 Bhedian

Of every 100 households in Bhedian in 2011, 93 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Bhedian · ■ Balachaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**49%

Tap water ****39%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**60%

Use banking services ****66%**

**75%

Television ****59%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****57%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**8%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhedian?

■ Bhedian · ■ Balachaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1357**

**861

Working population ****34.0%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 60.6% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (6%) · **■** Household industry 12 (11%) · **■** Other work 20 (18%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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

- Bhanewal355 people
- Nanowal353 people
- Jitpur336 people
- Auliapur333 people
- Lalpur315 people
- Dobhali313 people
- Raipur308 people
- Jeowal289 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 Bhedian?144522
- How far is Bhedian from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?31 km by road
- What is the population of Bhedian?324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhedian in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Bhedian?68.7% (Census 2011)