# Roohno Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab)

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Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Roohno

Roohno is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144526**. The 2011 Census counted **250 people in 57 households**, the 151st largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 250people (2011)
- 57households
- 60.1%literacy
- 144526PIN code

## Roohno PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Roohno is 144526.** Roohno falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144526
- Gram panchayatRuhno
- Community development blockBalachaur
- Census village code032412

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Roohno from nearby towns?

- Balachaur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)24 km by road
- Balachaur (nearest town)4 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 Roohno?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Roohno; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Paniali
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rattewal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sbs Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Roohno known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 80% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Roohno

Of every 100 households in Roohno in 2011, 86 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Roohno · ■ Balachaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**49%

Tap water ****37%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**60%

Use banking services ****49%**

**75%

Television ****53%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**8%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Roohno?

■ Roohno · ■ Balachaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****667**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****516**

**861

Working population ****34.8%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 45.2% for women. 58% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (20%) · **■** Household industry 5 (6%) · **■** Other work 57 (66%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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

- Dobhali313 people
- Raipur308 people
- Jeowal289 people
- Hassanpur Kalan285 people
- Chahal238 people
- Siana234 people
- Bela Tajowal216 people
- Kamalpur213 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 Roohno?144526
- How far is Roohno from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?24 km by road
- What is the population of Roohno?250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Roohno in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Roohno?60.1% (Census 2011)