# Taunsa Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/taunsa/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Taunsa Taunsa is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144522**. The 2011 Census counted **3,144 people in 655 households**, the 3rd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 3,144people (2011) - 655households - 75.2%literacy - 144522PIN code ## Taunsa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Taunsa is 144522.** Taunsa falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144522 - Gram panchayatTaunsa And Bholewal - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032391 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Taunsa from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)40 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)18 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 Taunsa? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Taunsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle 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 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rupnagar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Rupnagar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Taunsa known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 38% of the 798 hectares of village land is sown, and 305 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 Taunsa Of every 100 households in Taunsa in 2011, 97 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Taunsa · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****69%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **49% Tap water ****94%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** **60% Use banking services ****79%** **75% Television ****86%** **78% Mobile phone ****83%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****33%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **8% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****77%** **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 Taunsa? ■ Taunsa · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****801** **861 Working population ****33.1%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 64.8% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (2%) · **■** Household industry 136 (13%) · **■** Other work 708 (68%) · **■** Marginal 117 (11%) 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 - Saroa3,712 people - Malewal3,019 people - Thopia2,526 people - Takarla2,430 people - Kathgarh2,372 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 Taunsa?144522 - How far is Taunsa from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?40 km by road - What is the population of Taunsa?3,144 (Census 2011) - Which district is Taunsa in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Taunsa?75.2% (Census 2011)