# Burj Kandhari Village, Nawanshahr – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/burj-kandhari/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Burj Kandhari Burj Kandhari is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144501**. The 2011 Census counted **654 people in 141 households**, the 199th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 654people (2011) - 141households - 80.7%literacy - 144501PIN code ## Burj Kandhari PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Burj Kandhari is 144501.** Burj Kandhari falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144501 - Gram panchayatBurj Qandhari - Community development blockBanga - Census village code032158 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Burj Kandhari from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)29 km by road - Phagwara (nearest town)3 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 Burj Kandhari? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Burj Kandhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Phagwara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Banga - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Banga - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 15 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 Burj Kandhari known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 85% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Burj Kandhari Of every 100 households in Burj Kandhari in 2011, 96 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Burj Kandhari · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****66%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **24% Tap water ****10%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **46% Use banking services ****54%** **85% Television ****84%** **87% Mobile phone ****72%** **75% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****46%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **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 Burj Kandhari? ■ Burj Kandhari · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **896 Working population ****25.7%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 73.4% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 100 (60%) · **■** Marginal 32 (19%) 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 - Rampur703 people - Tajpur696 people - Shahpur684 people - Kharkuwal663 people - Atari628 people - Nagra626 people - Kanaun624 people - Mahrampur622 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 Burj Kandhari?144501 - How far is Burj Kandhari from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?29 km by road - What is the population of Burj Kandhari?654 (Census 2011) - Which district is Burj Kandhari in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Burj Kandhari?80.7% (Census 2011)