# Nanowal Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/nanowal-032446/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Nanowal Nanowal is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **353 people in 79 households**, the 142nd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 353people (2011) - 79households - 63.5%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Nanowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nanowal is 144521.** Nanowal falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatNanowal - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032446 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nanowal from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)21 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 Nanowal? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Nanowal; 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jitpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rattewal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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 · 12 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 Nanowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 27% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Nanowal Of every 100 households in Nanowal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Nanowal · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****23%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **49% Tap water ****100%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **60% Use banking services ****14%** **75% Television ****71%** **78% Mobile phone ****86%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****34%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **8% None of these assets ****11%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **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 Nanowal? ■ Nanowal · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****593** **861 Working population ****45.0%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.4% for men and 51.4% for women. 51% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (53%) · **■** Marginal 74 (47%) 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 - Bungri403 people - Mehmudpur Gadrian403 people - Mansewal373 people - Bhanewal355 people - Jitpur336 people - Auliapur333 people - Bhedian324 people - Lalpur315 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 Nanowal?144521 - How far is Nanowal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?21 km by road - What is the population of Nanowal?353 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nanowal in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Nanowal?63.5% (Census 2011)