# Kishanpur Village, Balachaur – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Kishanpur

Kishanpur is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144522**. The 2011 Census counted **439 people in 81 households**, the 129th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 439people (2011)
- 81households
- 78.3%literacy
- 144522PIN code

## Kishanpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kishanpur is 144522.** Kishanpur falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144522
- Gram panchayatKishanpur
- Community development blockBalachaur
- Census village code032404

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

## How far is Kishanpur from nearby towns?

- Balachaur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)32 km by road
- Balachaur (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 Kishanpur?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kishanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Kathgarh
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Raipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balachaur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Kishanpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 74% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Kishanpur

Of every 100 households in Kishanpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kishanpur · ■ Balachaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**49%

Tap water ****40%**

**65%

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

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**60%

Use banking services ****83%**

**75%

Television ****80%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**48%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Kishanpur?

■ Kishanpur · ■ Balachaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**861

Working population ****32.1%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 70.8% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (62%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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

- Nanowal450 people
- Balowal Saunkhari440 people
- Balewal439 people
- Bir Kathgarh439 people
- Banga435 people
- Ramgarh435 people
- Thanwala435 people
- Taprian Ranewal430 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 Kishanpur?144522
- How far is Kishanpur from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?32 km by road
- What is the population of Kishanpur?439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kishanpur in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Kishanpur?78.3% (Census 2011)