# Karawar Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/karawar/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Karawar Karawar is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144526**. The 2011 Census counted **1,102 people in 231 households**, the 53rd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,102people (2011) - 231households - 81.4%literacy - 144526PIN code ## Karawar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karawar is 144526.** Karawar falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144526 - Gram panchayatKarawar - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032479 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karawar from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)20 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)10 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 Karawar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karawar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bacchauri - ○Degree college10+ km · Balachaur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Karawar known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown, and 345 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 Karawar Of every 100 households in Karawar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Karawar · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****62%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **49% Tap water ****83%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **60% Use banking services ****79%** **75% Television ****87%** **78% Mobile phone ****72%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Karawar? ■ Karawar · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****603** **861 Working population ****36.9%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 76.7% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 301 (74%) · **■** Marginal 41 (10%) 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 - Kaulgarh1,169 people - Phirni Majara1,165 people - Sajawalpur1,128 people - Nawanpind Taprian1,117 people - Paniali1,059 people - Alowal1,038 people - Majari1,014 people - Bulewal999 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 Karawar?144526 - How far is Karawar from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?20 km by road - What is the population of Karawar?1,102 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karawar in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Karawar?81.4% (Census 2011)