# Pojewal Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/pojewal/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Pojewal Pojewal is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144524**. The 2011 Census counted **1,732 people in 376 households**, the 20th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,732people (2011) - 376households - 79.4%literacy - 144524PIN code ## Pojewal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pojewal is 144524.** Pojewal falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144524 - Gram panchayatPojewal - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032524 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pojewal from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)24 km by road - Garhshankar (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 Pojewal? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Pojewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garh Shankar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Pojewal known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and makki**. About 28% of the 665 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Pojewal Of every 100 households in Pojewal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Pojewal · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****86%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **49% Tap water ****98%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **60% Use banking services ****58%** **75% Television ****76%** **78% Mobile phone ****79%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **8% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****92%** **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 Pojewal? ■ Pojewal · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **861 Working population ****29.6%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 67.6% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 53 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 221 (43%) · **■** Marginal 167 (33%) 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 - Asron1,832 people - Mehandpur1,816 people - Rakran Dhahan1,792 people - Mangupur1,735 people - Bagowal1,719 people - Jainpur1,694 people - Bachhauri1,690 people - Ghamour1,562 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 Pojewal?144524 - How far is Pojewal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?24 km by road - What is the population of Pojewal?1,732 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pojewal in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Pojewal?79.4% (Census 2011)