# Gahun Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/gahun/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Gahun Gahun is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **1,228 people in 256 households**, the 42nd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,228people (2011) - 256households - 76.7%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Gahun PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gahun is 144521.** Gahun falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatGahun - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032410 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gahun from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)26 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)2 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 Gahun? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gahun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balachaur - ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Gahun known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 351 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Gahun Of every 100 households in Gahun in 2011, 98 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Gahun · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****48%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **49% Tap water ****48%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **60% Use banking services ****58%** **75% Television ****86%** **78% Mobile phone ****78%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****55%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **8% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Gahun? ■ Gahun · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **861 Working population ****28.9%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 70.9% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 140 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (23%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 78 (22%) · **■** Marginal 45 (13%) 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 - Bhaddi1,264 people - Dhaul1,250 people - Karimpur Dhiani1,231 people - Rakran Bet1,231 people - Mutton1,227 people - Chahal1,207 people - Chankoya1,200 people - Bharthala1,190 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 Gahun?144521 - How far is Gahun from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?26 km by road - What is the population of Gahun?1,228 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gahun in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gahun?76.7% (Census 2011)