# Bhin Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/bhin/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Bhin Bhin is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144512**. The 2011 Census counted **1,965 people in 421 households**, the 38th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 1,965people (2011) - 421households - 81.4%literacy - 144512PIN code ## Bhin PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhin is 144512.** Bhin falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144512 - Gram panchayatBheen - Community development blockNawanshahr - Census village code032094 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhin from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)5 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town)5 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 Bhin? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kariha - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 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 station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Bhin known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 488 hectares of village land is sown, and 437 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 Bhin Of every 100 households in Bhin in 2011, 95 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Bhin · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **97% Toilet within the home ****72%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **24% Tap water ****18%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **46% Use banking services ****79%** **85% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****67%** **75% Computer with internet ****5%** **4% Two-wheeler ****43%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **11% None of these assets ****3%** **2% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bhin? ■ Bhin · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **896 Working population ****30.2%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 74.4% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 124 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 414 (70%) · **■** Marginal 26 (4%) 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 - Pathlawa2,038 people - Usmanpur2,009 people - Ladhana Ucha1,971 people - Daulatpur1,969 people - Kamam1,958 people - Bazidpur1,932 people - Jabbowal1,914 people - Sahlon1,905 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 Bhin?144512 - How far is Bhin from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?5 km by road - What is the population of Bhin?1,965 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhin in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bhin?81.4% (Census 2011)