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

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Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Lohat

Lohat is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **795 people in 169 households**, the 82nd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 795people (2011)
- 169households
- 84.3%literacy
- 144521PIN code

## Lohat PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code144521
- Gram panchayatLohat
- Community development blockBalachaur
- Census village code032409

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

## How far is Lohat from nearby towns?

- Balachaur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)24 km by road
- Balachaur (nearest town)5 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 Lohat?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Lohat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gahun
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balachaur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Balachaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawanshahr
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Lohat known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 78% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Lohat

Of every 100 households in Lohat in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Lohat · ■ Balachaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**49%

Tap water ****59%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**60%

Use banking services ****88%**

**75%

Television ****96%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****57%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**8%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Lohat?

■ Lohat · ■ Balachaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****644**

**861

Working population ****60.5%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 77.8% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 398 (83%) · **■** Marginal 44 (9%)

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

- Chandiani Kalan828 people
- Tundewal803 people
- Hyatpur801 people
- Chankoi797 people
- Manewal789 people
- Rurki Khurd785 people
- Kulpur780 people
- Malewal777 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 Lohat?144521
- How far is Lohat from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?24 km by road
- What is the population of Lohat?795 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohat in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Lohat?84.3% (Census 2011)