# Dhaul Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/dhaul/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Dhaul Dhaul is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **1,250 people in 261 households**, the 39th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,250people (2011) - 261households - 77.5%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Dhaul PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhaul is 144521.** Dhaul falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatDhaul - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032437 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhaul from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)25 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)3 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 Dhaul? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kathgarh - ○Degree college5–10 km · Balachaur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Dhaul known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Dhaul Of every 100 households in Dhaul in 2011, 95 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Dhaul · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **97% Toilet within the home ****39%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **49% Tap water ****84%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **60% Use banking services ****91%** **75% Television ****69%** **78% Mobile phone ****27%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****35%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **8% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **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 Dhaul? ■ Dhaul · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **861 Working population ****37.4%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 68.9% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 203 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (28%) · **■** Household industry 33 (7%) · **■** Other work 30 (6%) · **■** Marginal 72 (15%) 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 - Fatehpur1,328 people - Majhot1,322 people - Taprian Khurdan1,270 people - Bhaddi1,264 people - Karimpur Dhiani1,231 people - Rakran Bet1,231 people - Gahun1,228 people - Mutton1,227 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 Dhaul?144521 - How far is Dhaul from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?25 km by road - What is the population of Dhaul?1,250 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhaul in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dhaul?77.5% (Census 2011)