Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Sahungra Sahungra is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 144525. The 2011 Census counted 1,452 people in 280 households, the 29th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,452 people (2011) - 280 households - 79.5% literacy - 144525 PIN code ## Sahungra PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sahungra is 144525. Sahungra falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144525 - Gram panchayat Sahugara - Community development block Saroya - Census village code 032513 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sahungra from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ) 18 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town) 11 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sahungra? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sahungra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Saroa - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Pojewal - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Pojaewal - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sahungra known for? The main crops are wheat, paddy and sugarcane. About 90% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sahungra Of every 100 households in Sahungra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Sahungra · ■ Balachaur rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 97% - Toilet within the home 67% 50% - No toilet (open defecation) 33% 49% - Tap water 77% 65% - Drinking water within premises 96% 79% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 46% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 55% 60% - Use banking services 65% 75% - Television 91% 78% - Mobile phone 76% 77% - Computer with internet 2% 2% - Two-wheeler 62% 48% - Car / jeep / van 9% 8% - None of these assets 1% 5% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sahungra? ■ Sahungra · ■ Balachaur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.5% 76.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 973 935 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 893 861 - Working population 29.8% 35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 73.0% for women. 57% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 226 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 50 (12%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 137 (32%) · ■ Marginal 19 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Balachaur - Kangna 1,552 people - Majra Jattan 1,512 people - Sahdara 1,488 people - Simbal Majara 1,481 people - Dial 1,446 people - Katwara 1,417 people - Adoana 1,388 people - Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majra 1,374 people All 184 villages in Balachaur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sahungra? 144525 - How far is Sahungra from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar? 18 km by road - What is the population of Sahungra? 1,452 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sahungra in? Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sahungra? 79.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/sahungra/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.