# Jainpur Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/jainpur/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Jainpur Jainpur is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144526**. The 2011 Census counted **1,694 people in 366 households**, the 22nd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,694people (2011) - 366households - 79.9%literacy - 144526PIN code ## Jainpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jainpur is 144526.** Jainpur falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144526 - Gram panchayatJain Pur - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032508 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jainpur from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)11 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)12 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 Jainpur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Jainpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Railmajra - ○Degree college10+ km · Balachaur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Jainpur known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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 Jainpur Of every 100 households in Jainpur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Jainpur · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****57%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **49% Tap water ****5%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **60% Use banking services ****92%** **75% Television ****89%** **78% Mobile phone ****73%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****55%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **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 Jainpur? ■ Jainpur · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948** **861 Working population ****36.0%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 73.0% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 153 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (9%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 224 (37%) · **■** Marginal 159 (26%) 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 - Rakran Dhahan1,792 people - Mangupur1,735 people - Pojewal1,732 people - Bagowal1,719 people - Bachhauri1,690 people - Ghamour1,562 people - Kangna1,552 people - Majra Jattan1,512 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 Jainpur?144526 - How far is Jainpur from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?11 km by road - What is the population of Jainpur?1,694 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jainpur in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Jainpur?79.9% (Census 2011)