# Sahiba Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/sahiba/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Sahiba Sahiba is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144525**. The 2011 Census counted **1,862 people in 390 households**, the 15th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,862people (2011) - 390households - 86.0%literacy - 144525PIN code ## Sahiba PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sahiba is 144525.** Sahiba falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144525 - Gram panchayatSahiba - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032503 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sahiba from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)6 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 Sahiba? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Sahiba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Saroa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Sahiba known for? The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include hal, kahi and dattian. About 81% of the 425 hectares of village land is sown, and 345 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 Sahiba Of every 100 households in Sahiba in 2011, 97 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Sahiba · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****39%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **49% Tap water ****89%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **60% Use banking services ****95%** **75% Television ****84%** **78% Mobile phone ****61%** **77% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****42%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **8% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Sahiba? ■ Sahiba · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036** **861 Working population ****32.7%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 80.0% for women. 53% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 45 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 510 (84%) · **■** Marginal 30 (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 - Garhi Kanungoan2,197 people - Chandiani Khurd2,180 people - Bana1,980 people - Torowal1,936 people - Asron1,832 people - Mehandpur1,816 people - Rakran Dhahan1,792 people - Mangupur1,735 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 Sahiba?144525 - How far is Sahiba from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?6 km by road - What is the population of Sahiba?1,862 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sahiba in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sahiba?86.0% (Census 2011)