# Thopia Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/thopia/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Thopia Thopia is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **2,526 people in 523 households**, the 5th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 2,526people (2011) - 523households - 69.4%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Thopia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thopia is 144521.** Thopia falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatThopia - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032439 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thopia from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)26 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)3 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 Thopia? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Thopia; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Thopia known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 83% of the 392 hectares of village land is sown, and 326 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 Thopia Of every 100 households in Thopia in 2011, 98 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Thopia · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****30%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **49% Tap water ****46%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **60% Use banking services ****56%** **75% Television ****69%** **78% Mobile phone ****67%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **8% None of these assets ****9%** **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 Thopia? ■ Thopia · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835** **861 Working population ****31.0%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 56.1% for women. 48% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 18 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (4%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 229 (29%) · **■** Marginal 495 (63%) 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 - Taunsa3,144 people - Malewal3,019 people - Takarla2,430 people - Kathgarh2,372 people - Chandpur Rurki2,361 people - Udhanwal2,350 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 Thopia?144521 - How far is Thopia from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?26 km by road - What is the population of Thopia?2,526 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thopia in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Thopia?69.4% (Census 2011)