Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Bhut Bhut is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 144505. The 2011 Census counted 1,523 people in 321 households, the 73rd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 1,523 people (2011) - 321 households - 80.0% literacy - 144505 PIN code ## Bhut PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bhut is 144505. Bhut falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144505 - Gram panchayat Bhut - Community development block Banga - Census village code 032100 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhut from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ) 8 km by road - Banga (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhut? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bhut; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kahma - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Banga - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Phagwara - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhut known for? The main crops are wheat. About 85% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhut Of every 100 households in Bhut in 2011, 97 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Bhut · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 97% - Toilet within the home 68% 75% - No toilet (open defecation) 32% 24% - Tap water 28% 34% - Drinking water within premises 87% 90% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 60% 49% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 36% 46% - Use banking services 100% 85% - Television 96% 87% - Mobile phone 40% 75% - Computer with internet 2% 4% - Two-wheeler 60% 51% - Car / jeep / van 13% 11% - None of these assets 0% 2% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhut? ■ Bhut · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.0% 80.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 968 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 802 896 - Working population 32.4% 32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 74.3% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 114 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 110 (22%) · ■ Household industry 9 (2%) · ■ Other work 146 (30%) · ■ Marginal 114 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawanshahr - Chuharpur 1,545 people - Sarhal Qazian 1,543 people - Jasso Mazara 1,536 people - Langeri 1,526 people - Mazari 1,508 people - Kot Ranjha 1,496 people - Hiala 1,477 people - Khamachon 1,468 people All 284 villages in Nawanshahr ## Other places named Bhut - Bhut · Village, Khunti, Khunti · 1,070 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhut? 144505 - How far is Bhut from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar? 8 km by road - What is the population of Bhut? 1,523 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhut in? Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bhut? 80.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/bhut/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.