# Dial Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/dial/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Dial Dial is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144525**. The 2011 Census counted **1,446 people in 317 households**, the 30th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,446people (2011) - 317households - 80.9%literacy - 144525PIN code ## Dial PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dial is 144525.** Dial falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144525 - Gram panchayatDial - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032511 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dial from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)16 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)16 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 Dial? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dial; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Saroa - ○Degree college10+ km · Balachaur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 15 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 Dial known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 72% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 232 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 Dial Of every 100 households in Dial in 2011, 99 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Dial · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****66%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **49% Tap water ****84%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **60% Use banking services ****90%** **75% Television ****84%** **78% Mobile phone ****66%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****55%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **8% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Dial? ■ Dial · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882** **861 Working population ****32.6%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 75.4% for women. 52% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 191 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (27%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 65 (14%) · **■** Marginal 79 (17%) 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 - Majra Jattan1,512 people - Sahdara1,488 people - Simbal Majara1,481 people - Sahungra1,452 people - Katwara1,417 people - Adoana1,388 people - Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majra1,374 people - Raju Majra1,345 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 Dial?144525 - How far is Dial from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?16 km by road - What is the population of Dial?1,446 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dial in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dial?80.9% (Census 2011)