# Simbal Majara Village, Balachaur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/simbal-majara/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Simbal Majara Simbal Majara is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **1,481 people in 329 households**, the 28th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,481people (2011) - 329households - 80.6%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Simbal Majara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Simbal Majara is 144521.** Simbal Majara falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatSimble Majara - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032465 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Simbal Majara from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)16 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)8 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 Simbal Majara? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Simbal Majara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Balachaur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Simbal Majara known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 84% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Simbal Majara Of every 100 households in Simbal Majara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Simbal Majara · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****77%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **49% Tap water ****51%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **60% Use banking services ****95%** **75% Television ****91%** **78% Mobile phone ****73%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****64%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Simbal Majara? ■ Simbal Majara · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****757** **861 Working population ****27.1%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 75.0% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 187 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 189 (47%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 - Ghamour1,562 people - Kangna1,552 people - Majra Jattan1,512 people - Sahdara1,488 people - Sahungra1,452 people - Dial1,446 people - Katwara1,417 people - Adoana1,388 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 Simbal Majara?144521 - How far is Simbal Majara from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?16 km by road - What is the population of Simbal Majara?1,481 (Census 2011) - Which district is Simbal Majara in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Simbal Majara?80.6% (Census 2011)