# Tandon Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab)

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Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Tandon

Tandon is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **128 people in 20 households**, the 166th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 128people (2011)
- 20households
- 81.5%literacy
- 144521PIN code

## Tandon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tandon is 144521.** Tandon falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144521
- Gram panchayatJandi
- Community development blockBalachaur
- Census village code032417

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tandon from nearby towns?

- Balachaur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Balachaur (nearest town)10 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 Tandon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Tandon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gahun
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rattewal
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rattewal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Tandon known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 71% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Tandon

Of every 100 households in Tandon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 70 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Tandon · ■ Balachaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**49%

Tap water ****15%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**60%

Use banking services ****90%**

**75%

Television ****95%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****70%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**8%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Tandon?

■ Tandon · ■ Balachaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1169**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**861

Working population ****35.2%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 75.4% for women. 69% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 34 (76%) · **■** Other work 8 (18%) · **■** Marginal 3 (7%)

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

- Aima172 people
- Hassanpur Khurd167 people
- Lohgarh152 people
- Bhaipur143 people
- Burj Alias Chak127 people
- Mandher126 people
- Jhangerian119 people
- Jhungian112 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 Tandon?144521
- How far is Tandon from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Tandon?128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tandon in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Tandon?81.5% (Census 2011)