# Bains Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/bains/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Bains Bains is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144508**. The 2011 Census counted **2,064 people in 438 households**, the 33rd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 2,064people (2011) - 438households - 75.8%literacy - 144508PIN code ## Bains PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bains is 144508.** Bains falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144508 - Gram panchayatBains - Community development blockBanga - Census village code032096 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bains from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)6 km by road - Banga (nearest town)6 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 Bains? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bains; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nawanshahar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawan Shahar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sbs Nagar - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Bains known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 377 hectares of village land is sown, and 341 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 Bains Of every 100 households in Bains in 2011, 97 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Bains · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****68%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **24% Tap water ****21%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **46% Use banking services ****99%** **85% Television ****86%** **87% Mobile phone ****75%** **75% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****58%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **11% None of these assets ****2%** **2% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Bains? ■ Bains · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821** **896 Working population ****30.9%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 70.1% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 150 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 215 (34%) · **■** Marginal 265 (42%) 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 Nawanshahr - Jagatpur2,151 people - Jandiali2,115 people - Garcha2,078 people - Gobindpur2,072 people - Pathlawa2,038 people - Usmanpur2,009 people - Ladhana Ucha1,971 people - Daulatpur1,969 people [All 284 villages in Nawanshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bains?144508 - How far is Bains from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?6 km by road - What is the population of Bains?2,064 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bains in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bains?75.8% (Census 2011)