# Behram Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/behram/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Behram Behram is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144504**. The 2011 Census counted **3,816 people in 832 households**, the 5th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 3,816people (2011) - 832households - 78.9%literacy - 144504PIN code ## Behram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Behram is 144504.** Behram falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144504 - Gram panchayatBehram - Community development blockBanga - Census village code032140 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Behram from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)16 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 Behram? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Behram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Phagwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 Behram known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 82% of the 679 hectares of village land is sown, and 560 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 Behram Of every 100 households in Behram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Behram · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **97% Toilet within the home ****64%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **24% Tap water ****57%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **46% Use banking services ****63%** **85% Television ****82%** **87% Mobile phone ****66%** **75% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****38%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **11% None of these assets ****5%** **2% Own their home ****84%** **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 Behram? ■ Behram · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **896 Working population ****30.7%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 72.6% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 129 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (3%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 937 (80%) · **■** Marginal 40 (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 - Jadla4,442 people - Urapur4,327 people - Langroya3,976 people - Mukandpur3,946 people - Gunachaur3,808 people - Mehli3,517 people - Mahal Gehla3,403 people - Kahma3,320 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 Behram?144504 - How far is Behram from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?16 km by road - What is the population of Behram?3,816 (Census 2011) - Which district is Behram in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Behram?78.9% (Census 2011)