# Nighi Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/nighi/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Nighi Nighi is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144522**. The 2011 Census counted **848 people in 189 households**, the 76th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 848people (2011) - 189households - 68.8%literacy - 144522PIN code ## Nighi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nighi is 144522.** Nighi falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144522 - Gram panchayatNighi - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032428 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nighi from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)32 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)14 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 Nighi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Nighi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rattewal - ○Degree college10+ km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Nighi known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 29% of the 556 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Nighi Of every 100 households in Nighi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Nighi · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****36%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **49% Tap water ****99%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **60% Use banking services ****76%** **75% Television ****64%** **78% Mobile phone ****44%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****41%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****20%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Nighi? ■ Nighi · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965** **861 Working population ****57.8%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.7% for men and 58.0% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 54 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (27%) · **■** Household industry 24 (5%) · **■** Other work 66 (13%) · **■** Marginal 214 (44%) 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 - Gulpur881 people - Raipur865 people - Paili864 people - Atal Majara863 people - Garlon Bet833 people - Chandiani Kalan828 people - Tundewal803 people - Hyatpur801 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 Nighi?144522 - How far is Nighi from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?32 km by road - What is the population of Nighi?848 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nighi in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Nighi?68.8% (Census 2011)