# Buthgarh Village, Balachaur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/buthgarh/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Buthgarh Buthgarh is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 103 households**, the 118th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 496people (2011) - 103households - 80.9%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Buthgarh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Buthgarh is 144521.** Buthgarh falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatButhgarh - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032361 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Buthgarh from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)31 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)6 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 Buthgarh? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Buthgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balachaur - ○Degree college10+ km · Reilmajra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Buthgarh known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Buthgarh Of every 100 households in Buthgarh in 2011, 94 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Buthgarh · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **97% Toilet within the home ****30%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **49% Tap water ****5%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **60% Use banking services ****86%** **75% Television ****81%** **78% Mobile phone ****88%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****47%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **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 Buthgarh? ■ Buthgarh · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806** **861 Working population ****27.8%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 74.1% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 30 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (74%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%) 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 - Nanowal528 people - Bachhwan523 people - Dhaktana522 people - Jitpur515 people - Aima481 people - Nangal481 people - Arazi Darya Bramd BelaTajowal465 people - Bholewal465 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 Buthgarh?144521 - How far is Buthgarh from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?31 km by road - What is the population of Buthgarh?496 (Census 2011) - Which district is Buthgarh in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Buthgarh?80.9% (Census 2011)