# Sahdara Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/sahdara/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Sahdara Sahdara is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144526**. The 2011 Census counted **1,488 people in 323 households**, the 27th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,488people (2011) - 323households - 78.9%literacy - 144526PIN code ## Sahdara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sahdara is 144526.** Sahdara falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144526 - Gram panchayatSahdara - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032484 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sahdara from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)15 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)10 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 Sahdara? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sahdara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn 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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bachhauri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pojewal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 13 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 Sahdara known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 413 hectares of village land is sown, and 354 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 Sahdara Of every 100 households in Sahdara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Sahdara · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****58%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **49% Tap water ****75%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **60% Use banking services ****90%** **75% Television ****87%** **78% Mobile phone ****80%** **77% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****59%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **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 Sahdara? ■ Sahdara · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790** **861 Working population ****29.0%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 74.1% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 221 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (7%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 156 (36%) · **■** Marginal 13 (3%) 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 - Bachhauri1,690 people - Ghamour1,562 people - Kangna1,552 people - Majra Jattan1,512 people - Simbal Majara1,481 people - Sahungra1,452 people - Dial1,446 people - Katwara1,417 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 Sahdara?144526 - How far is Sahdara from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?15 km by road - What is the population of Sahdara?1,488 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sahdara in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sahdara?78.9% (Census 2011)