# Kharaur Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab)

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Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Kharaur

Kharaur is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144526**. The 2011 Census counted **560 people in 115 households**, the 106th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 560people (2011)
- 115households
- 78.9%literacy
- 144526PIN code

## Kharaur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharaur is 144526.** Kharaur falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144526
- Gram panchayatKharur
- Community development blockSaroya
- Census village code032486

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kharaur 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 Kharaur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kharaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bachhauri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balachaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 13 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 Kharaur known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Kharaur

Of every 100 households in Kharaur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kharaur · ■ Balachaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**49%

Tap water ****77%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**60%

Use banking services ****95%**

**75%

Television ****79%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**8%

None of these assets ****9%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kharaur?

■ Kharaur · ■ Balachaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**861

Working population ****31.6%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 71.1% for women. 51% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (29%) · **■** Household industry 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 103 (58%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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

- Kukar Suha571 people
- Niana571 people
- Khurdan569 people
- Jatpur568 people
- Golu Majra559 people
- Garle Dhaha553 people
- Surapur548 people
- Thathiala546 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 Kharaur?144526
- How far is Kharaur from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kharaur?560 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharaur in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Kharaur?78.9% (Census 2011)