# Saroa Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/saroa/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Saroa Saroa is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144524**. The 2011 Census counted **3,712 people in 752 households**, the 2nd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 3,712people (2011) - 752households - 83.1%literacy - 144524PIN code ## Saroa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Saroa is 144524.** Saroa falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144524 - Gram panchayatSaroya - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032515 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saroa from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)18 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)12 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 Saroa? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Saroa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Garh Shankar - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Saroa known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 83% of the 529 hectares of village land is sown, and 437 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 Saroa Of every 100 households in Saroa in 2011, 98 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Saroa · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****66%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **49% Tap water ****78%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **60% Use banking services ****82%** **75% Television ****85%** **78% Mobile phone ****76%** **77% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****38%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****92%** **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 Saroa? ■ Saroa · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **861 Working population ****37.0%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 77.2% for women. 53% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (2%) · **■** Household industry 46 (3%) · **■** Other work 846 (62%) · **■** Marginal 349 (25%) 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 - Rattewal6,287 people - Taunsa3,144 people - Malewal3,019 people - Thopia2,526 people - Takarla2,430 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 Saroa?144524 - How far is Saroa from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?18 km by road - What is the population of Saroa?3,712 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saroa in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Saroa?83.1% (Census 2011)