# Saidgama Village, Balachaur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/saidgama/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Saidgama Saidgama is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **83 people in 19 households**, the 171st largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 83people (2011) - 19households - 70.7%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Saidgama PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Saidgama is 144521.** Saidgama falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatJat Pur - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032353 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saidgama from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)28 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)5 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 Saidgama? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Saidgama; 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 · Nanowal - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balachaur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Balachaur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 10 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 Saidgama known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Saidgama Of every 100 households in Saidgama in 2011, 79 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Saidgama · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **97% Toilet within the home ****42%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **49% Tap water ****58%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **60% Use banking services ****79%** **75% Television ****63%** **78% Mobile phone ****79%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****63%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **8% None of these assets ****0%** **5% Own their home ****79%** **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 Saidgama? ■ Saidgama · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****766** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333** **861 Working population ****42.2%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 61.8% for women. 51% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 16 (46%) · **■** Other work 2 (6%) · **■** Marginal 17 (49%) 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 - Burj Alias Chak127 people - Mandher126 people - Jhangerian119 people - Jhungian112 people - Bir Sobhuwal80 people - Mubarakpur76 people - Tej Palana72 people - Ghurka61 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 Saidgama?144521 - How far is Saidgama from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?28 km by road - What is the population of Saidgama?83 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saidgama in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Saidgama?70.7% (Census 2011)