# Balon Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/balon/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Balon Balon is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144505**. The 2011 Census counted **704 people in 151 households**, the 194th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 704people (2011) - 151households - 89.5%literacy - 144505PIN code ## Balon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balon is 144505.** Balon falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144505 - Gram panchayatBalon - Community development blockBanga - Census village code032123 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balon from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)22 km by road - Banga (nearest town)8 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 Balon? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Balon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gobindpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Banga - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Banga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Balon known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 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 Balon Of every 100 households in Balon in 2011, 97 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Balon · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****62%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **24% Tap water ****1%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **46% Use banking services ****97%** **85% Television ****93%** **87% Mobile phone ****76%** **75% Computer with internet ****1%** **4% Two-wheeler ****56%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **11% None of these assets ****3%** **2% Own their home ****100%** **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 Balon? ■ Balon · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****510** **896 Working population ****32.1%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.8% for men and 86.1% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 59 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (16%) · **■** Other work 125 (55%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%) 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 - Mazara Kalan728 people - Majhoor724 people - Mallo Mazara714 people - Pandrawal707 people - Rampur703 people - Tajpur696 people - Shahpur684 people - Kharkuwal663 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 Balon?144505 - How far is Balon from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?22 km by road - What is the population of Balon?704 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balon in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Balon?89.5% (Census 2011)