# Bir Kathgarh Village, Balachaur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/bir-kathgarh/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Bir Kathgarh Bir Kathgarh is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144522**. The 2011 Census counted **439 people in 81 households**, the 128th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 439people (2011) - 81households - 77.9%literacy - 144522PIN code ## Bir Kathgarh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bir Kathgarh is 144522.** Bir Kathgarh falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144522 - Gram panchayatBir Kathgarh - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032381 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bir Kathgarh 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 Bir Kathgarh? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bir Kathgarh; 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 schoolunder 5 km · Panial - ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balachaur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - 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 Bir Kathgarh known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Bir Kathgarh Of every 100 households in Bir Kathgarh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 68 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Bir Kathgarh · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****42%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **49% Tap water ****0%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **60% Use banking services ****48%** **75% Television ****84%** **78% Mobile phone ****81%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****68%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **8% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Bir Kathgarh? ■ Bir Kathgarh · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****542** **861 Working population ****31.7%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 70.6% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 95 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 26 (19%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 8 (6%) 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 - Shahbazpur463 people - Nanowal450 people - Balowal Saunkhari440 people - Balewal439 people - Kishanpur439 people - Banga435 people - Ramgarh435 people - Thanwala435 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 Bir Kathgarh?144522 - How far is Bir Kathgarh from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?29 km by road - What is the population of Bir Kathgarh?439 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bir Kathgarh in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bir Kathgarh?77.9% (Census 2011)