# Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) – Villages List

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Sub-district · Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab 

# Nawanshahr

Nawanshahr is a sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. At the 2011 Census it had **423,546 people**, 6 towns and 284 villages (275 inhabited). The largest village is Jadla (4,442 people).

- 423,546people (2011)
- 284villages
- 6towns
- 80.8%literacy

## Population of Nawanshahr compared with Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar

■ Nawanshahr · ■ Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**885

Working population ****32.8%**

**33.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nawanshahr

Of every 100 households in Nawanshahr in 2011, 97 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Nawanshahr · ■ Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**29%

Tap water ****42%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**87%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**45%

Use banking services ****83%**

**81%

Television ****88%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****51%**

**50%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**11%

None of these assets ****2%**

**3%

Own their home ****91%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Nawanshahr

- Nawanshahr46,024 people
- Banga20,906 people
- Rahon15,676 people
- Khothran5,046 people
- Saloh4,481 people
- Aur4,063 people

## Largest villages in Nawanshahr

- Jadla · 4,442 people
- Urapur · 4,327 people
- Langroya · 3,976 people
- Mukandpur · 3,946 people
- Behram · 3,816 people
- Gunachaur · 3,808 people
- Mehli · 3,517 people
- Mahal Gehla · 3,403 people
- Kahma · 3,320 people
- Bakhlaur · 3,226 people
- Pharala · 3,226 people
- Sandwan · 3,181 people
- Mandhali · 3,170 people
- Kariam · 3,053 people
- Naura · 2,999 people
- Ratainda · 2,780 people

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## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Nawanshahr?284 (275 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawanshahr in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab
- What is the population of Nawanshahr?423,546 (Census 2011)