# Buhara Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/buhara/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Buhara Buhara is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144506**. The 2011 Census counted **385 people in 79 households**, the 241st largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 385people (2011) - 79households - 89.6%literacy - 144506PIN code ## Buhara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Buhara is 144506.** Buhara falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144506 - Gram panchayatBuhara - Community development blockAur - Census village code032253 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Buhara from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)16 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town)15 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 Buhara? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Buhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Aur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Buhara known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 87% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Buhara Of every 100 households in Buhara in 2011, 98 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 30 a car. ■ Buhara · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****90%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **24% Tap water ****1%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%** **46% Use banking services ****99%** **85% Television ****95%** **87% Mobile phone ****75%** **75% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****48%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****30%** **11% None of these assets ****0%** **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 Buhara? ■ Buhara · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958** **896 Working population ****27.8%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 87.9% for women. 56% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 44 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (52%) 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 - Sal Khurd405 people - Niamatpur396 people - Sheikhe Mazara393 people - Bulakipur386 people - Bairsal376 people - Gohlron361 people - Ferozepur357 people - Malakpur353 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 Buhara?144506 - How far is Buhara from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?16 km by road - What is the population of Buhara?385 (Census 2011) - Which district is Buhara in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Buhara?89.6% (Census 2011)