# Phirni Majara Village, Balachaur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/phirni-majara/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Phirni Majara Phirni Majara is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144526**. The 2011 Census counted **1,165 people in 246 households**, the 50th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,165people (2011) - 246households - 81.3%literacy - 144526PIN code ## Phirni Majara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Phirni Majara is 144526.** Phirni Majara falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144526 - Gram panchayatPhirni Majara - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032472 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Phirni Majara from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)32 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 Phirni Majara? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Phirni Majara; 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bacchauri - ○Degree college10+ km · Pojewal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garh Shankar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Phirni Majara known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 311 hectares of village land is sown, and 275 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 Phirni Majara Of every 100 households in Phirni Majara in 2011, 95 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Phirni Majara · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **97% Toilet within the home ****45%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **49% Tap water ****90%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **60% Use banking services ****83%** **75% Television ****79%** **78% Mobile phone ****82%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****57%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **8% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Phirni Majara? ■ Phirni Majara · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****648** **861 Working population ****38.1%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 74.2% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 268 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 100 (23%) · **■** Other work 48 (11%) · **■** Marginal 21 (5%) 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 - Bharthala1,190 people - Karimpur Chahwala1,186 people - Majara1,184 people - Kaulgarh1,169 people - Sajawalpur1,128 people - Nawanpind Taprian1,117 people - Karawar1,102 people - Paniali1,059 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 Phirni Majara?144526 - How far is Phirni Majara from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?32 km by road - What is the population of Phirni Majara?1,165 (Census 2011) - Which district is Phirni Majara in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Phirni Majara?81.3% (Census 2011)