Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Sojowal Sojowal is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 144521. The 2011 Census counted 719 people in 165 households, the 92nd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 719 people (2011) - 165 households - 84.5% literacy - 144521 PIN code ## Sojowal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sojowal is 144521. Sojowal falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144521 - Gram panchayat Sujjowal - Community development block Balachaur - Census village code 032351 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sojowal from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ) 24 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sojowal? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sojowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Balachaur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sojowal known for? The main crops are wheat. About 87% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sojowal Of every 100 households in Sojowal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Sojowal · ■ Balachaur rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 97% - Toilet within the home 75% 50% - No toilet (open defecation) 25% 49% - Tap water 28% 65% - Drinking water within premises 91% 79% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 41% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 58% 60% - Use banking services 95% 75% - Television 89% 78% - Mobile phone 73% 77% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 62% 48% - Car / jeep / van 8% 8% - None of these assets 2% 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 Sojowal? ■ Sojowal · ■ Balachaur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.5% 76.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1020 935 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 650 861 - Working population 27.7% 35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.4% for men and 76.3% for women. 54% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 89 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (2%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 101 (51%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Balachaur - Jamiatgarh 760 people - Jandi 753 people - Mauhar 743 people - Akliana 741 people - Maujowal 704 people - Khewewal 695 people - Rurki Kalan 673 people - Hedon 672 people All 184 villages in Balachaur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sojowal? 144521 - How far is Sojowal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar? 24 km by road - What is the population of Sojowal? 719 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sojowal in? Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sojowal? 84.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/sojowal/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.