# Bhaura Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/bhaura/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Bhaura Bhaura is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **145506**. The 2011 Census counted **1,778 people in 385 households**, the 51st largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 1,778people (2011) - 385households - 82.1%literacy - 145506PIN code ## Bhaura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhaura is 145506.** Bhaura falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code145506 - Gram panchayatBhaura - Community development blockBanga - Census village code032105 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhaura from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)10 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 Bhaura? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bhaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Saloh - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Bhaura known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 531 hectares of village land is sown, and 466 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 Bhaura Of every 100 households in Bhaura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Bhaura · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****73%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **24% Tap water ****18%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **46% Use banking services ****97%** **85% Television ****93%** **87% Mobile phone ****82%** **75% Computer with internet ****1%** **4% Two-wheeler ****55%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **11% None of these assets ****1%** **2% Own their home ****95%** **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 Bhaura? ■ Bhaura · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **896 Working population ****33.4%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 78.1% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 125 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 323 (54%) · **■** Marginal 61 (10%) 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 - Mahalon1,862 people - Chak Bilgan1,822 people - Khatkar Kalan1,811 people - Barnala Kalan1,809 people - Malpur1,751 people - Bharta Kalan1,747 people - Mubarkpur1,747 people - Malopota1,699 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 Bhaura?145506 - How far is Bhaura from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?10 km by road - What is the population of Bhaura?1,778 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhaura in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bhaura?82.1% (Census 2011)