# Begampur Village, Nawanshahr – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/begampur/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Begampur Begampur is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144514**. The 2011 Census counted **1,343 people in 280 households**, the 89th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 1,343people (2011) - 280households - 79.9%literacy - 144514PIN code ## Begampur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Begampur is 144514.** Begampur falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144514 - Gram panchayatBegumpur - Community development blockNawanshahr - Census village code032076 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Begampur from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)3 km by road - Nawansahar (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 Begampur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Begampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Aur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Begampur known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 77% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Begampur Of every 100 households in Begampur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Begampur · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****62%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **24% Tap water ****11%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **46% Use banking services ****69%** **85% Television ****86%** **87% Mobile phone ****56%** **75% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****46%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **11% None of these assets ****4%** **2% Own their home ****96%** **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 Begampur? ■ Begampur · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045** **896 Working population ****48.5%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 74.8% for women. 63% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 135 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (8%) · **■** Household industry 31 (5%) · **■** Other work 243 (37%) · **■** Marginal 193 (30%) 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 - Rehpa1,378 people - Kahlon1,377 people - Ramraipur1,376 people - Pannu Mazara1,368 people - Shakohpur1,317 people - Khatkar Khurd1,310 people - Dhahan1,309 people - Mahliana1,299 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 Begampur?144514 - How far is Begampur from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?3 km by road - What is the population of Begampur?1,343 (Census 2011) - Which district is Begampur in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Begampur?79.9% (Census 2011)