# Majhot Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/majhot/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Majhot Majhot is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144526**. The 2011 Census counted **1,322 people in 311 households**, the 36th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,322people (2011) - 311households - 74.3%literacy - 144526PIN code ## Majhot PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Majhot is 144526.** Majhot falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144526 - Gram panchayatMajhot, New Majhot, Lumbuan - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032490 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Majhot from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)33 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)13 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 Majhot? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Majhot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Taprian Khuran - ○Degree college5–10 km · Balachaur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Majhot known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 31% of the 626 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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 Majhot Of every 100 households in Majhot in 2011, 97 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Majhot · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****55%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **49% Tap water ****100%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **60% Use banking services ****61%** **75% Television ****58%** **78% Mobile phone ****20%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****37%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****18%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Majhot? ■ Majhot · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **861 Working population ****51.1%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 61.9% for women. 62% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 32 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (5%) · **■** Household industry 127 (19%) · **■** Other work 280 (41%) · **■** Marginal 203 (30%) 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 - Adoana1,388 people - Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majra1,374 people - Raju Majra1,345 people - Fatehpur1,328 people - Taprian Khurdan1,270 people - Bhaddi1,264 people - Dhaul1,250 people - Karimpur Dhiani1,231 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 Majhot?144526 - How far is Majhot from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?33 km by road - What is the population of Majhot?1,322 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majhot in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Majhot?74.3% (Census 2011)