# Nanowal Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/nanowal-032498/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Nanowal Nanowal is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144526**. The 2011 Census counted **450 people in 99 households**, the 125th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 450people (2011) - 99households - 76.5%literacy - 144526PIN code ## Nanowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nanowal is 144526.** Nanowal falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144526 - Gram panchayatNanowal - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032498 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)13 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)17 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 Nanowal? 10 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 - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Taprian Khurdan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Saroa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 14 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**. Products made here include hal, furniture and dattian. About 74% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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, 98 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Nanowal · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****51%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **49% Tap water ****100%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **60% Use banking services ****94%** **75% Television ****63%** **78% Mobile phone ****78%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****57%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **8% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Nanowal? ■ Nanowal · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731** **861 Working population ****26.9%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 67.2% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 10 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (7%) · **■** Other work 99 (82%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%) 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 - Arazi Darya Bramd BelaTajowal465 people - Bholewal465 people - Khandupur464 people - Shahbazpur463 people - Balowal Saunkhari440 people - Balewal439 people - Bir Kathgarh439 people - Kishanpur439 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?144526 - How far is Nanowal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?17 km by road - What is the population of Nanowal?450 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nanowal in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Nanowal?76.5% (Census 2011)