# Ghamour Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/ghamour/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Ghamour Ghamour is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **1,562 people in 327 households**, the 24th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,562people (2011) - 327households - 77.1%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Ghamour PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghamour is 144521.** Ghamour falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatGhamour - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032470 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghamour from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)32 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)4 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 Ghamour? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Ghamour; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Ghamour known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 84% of the 250 hectares of village land is sown, and 209 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 Ghamour Of every 100 households in Ghamour in 2011, 98 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Ghamour · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****52%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **49% Tap water ****19%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **60% Use banking services ****90%** **75% Television ****88%** **78% Mobile phone ****82%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****47%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Ghamour? ■ Ghamour · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****694** **861 Working population ****43.9%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 69.8% for women. 53% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 103 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (5%) · **■** Household industry 79 (12%) · **■** Other work 391 (57%) · **■** Marginal 75 (11%) 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 - Pojewal1,732 people - Bagowal1,719 people - Jainpur1,694 people - Bachhauri1,690 people - Kangna1,552 people - Majra Jattan1,512 people - Sahdara1,488 people - Simbal Majara1,481 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 Ghamour?144521 - How far is Ghamour from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?32 km by road - What is the population of Ghamour?1,562 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghamour in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Ghamour?77.1% (Census 2011)