# Gunachaur Village, Nawanshahr – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/gunachaur/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Gunachaur Gunachaur is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144511**. The 2011 Census counted **3,808 people in 784 households**, the 6th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 3,808people (2011) - 784households - 78.9%literacy - 144511PIN code ## Gunachaur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gunachaur is 144511.** Gunachaur falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144511 - Gram panchayatGunachaur - Community development blockAur - Census village code032203 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gunachaur from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)20 km by road - Banga (nearest town)4 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 Gunachaur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Gunachaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banga - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Banga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 8 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 Gunachaur known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 794 hectares of village land is sown, and 695 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 Gunachaur Of every 100 households in Gunachaur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Gunachaur · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****64%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **24% Tap water ****28%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **46% Use banking services ****66%** **85% Television ****80%** **87% Mobile phone ****77%** **75% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****33%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **11% None of these assets ****2%** **2% Own their home ****92%** **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 Gunachaur? ■ Gunachaur · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **896 Working population ****32.5%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 73.2% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 159 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (10%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 773 (62%) · **■** Marginal 167 (14%) 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 - Urapur4,327 people - Langroya3,976 people - Mukandpur3,946 people - Behram3,816 people - Mehli3,517 people - Mahal Gehla3,403 people - Kahma3,320 people - Bakhlaur3,226 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 Gunachaur?144511 - How far is Gunachaur from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?20 km by road - What is the population of Gunachaur?3,808 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gunachaur in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gunachaur?78.9% (Census 2011)