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

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Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Kolar

Kolar is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **911 people in 186 households**, the 67th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 911people (2011)
- 186households
- 67.9%literacy
- 144521PIN code

## Kolar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kolar is 144521.** Kolar falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144521
- Gram panchayatKular
- Community development blockBalachaur
- Census village code032431

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

## How far is Kolar from nearby towns?

- Balachaur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)42 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 Kolar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kathgarh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rattewal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Kolar known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 31% of the 716 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Kolar

Of every 100 households in Kolar in 2011, 93 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kolar · ■ Balachaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**49%

Tap water ****90%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**60%

Use banking services ****65%**

**75%

Television ****63%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**8%

None of these assets ****11%**

**5%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Kolar?

■ Kolar · ■ Balachaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****808**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****493**

**861

Working population ****34.1%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 58.6% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 97 (31%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%)

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

- Auladni952 people
- Madhiani939 people
- Jalalpur938 people
- Chuharpur912 people
- Rurki Mughlan905 people
- Jadli 178)903 people
- Bharapur902 people
- Jagatpur901 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 Kolar?144521
- How far is Kolar from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?42 km by road
- What is the population of Kolar?911 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolar in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Kolar?67.9% (Census 2011)