# Lohgarh Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/lohgarh/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Lohgarh Lohgarh is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **152 people in 34 households**, the 164th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 152people (2011) - 34households - 74.2%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Lohgarh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lohgarh is 144521.** Lohgarh falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatFatehgarh Or Sudha Majra - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032360 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lohgarh from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)30 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 Lohgarh? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Lohgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Garlon Bet - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balachaur - ○Degree college10+ km · Reilmajra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Lohgarh known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Lohgarh Of every 100 households in Lohgarh in 2011, 94 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Lohgarh · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **97% Toilet within the home ****32%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **49% Tap water ****15%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **60% Use banking services ****88%** **75% Television ****74%** **78% Mobile phone ****74%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****29%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Lohgarh? ■ Lohgarh · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222** **861 Working population ****28.9%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 70.1% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Cultivators 10 (23%) · **■** Other work 34 (77%) 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 - Mehndipur180 people - Kohar178 people - Aima172 people - Hassanpur Khurd167 people - Bhaipur143 people - Tandon128 people - Burj Alias Chak127 people - Mandher126 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 Lohgarh?144521 - How far is Lohgarh from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?30 km by road - What is the population of Lohgarh?152 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lohgarh in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Lohgarh?74.2% (Census 2011)