# Kahlon Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab)

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Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Kahlon

Kahlon is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144518**. The 2011 Census counted **1,377 people in 272 households**, the 86th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 1,377people (2011)
- 272households
- 76.1%literacy
- 144518PIN code

## Kahlon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kahlon is 144518.** Kahlon falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144518
- Gram panchayatKahlon
- Community development blockAur
- Census village code032282

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kahlon from nearby towns?

- Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)13 km by road
- Rahon (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 Kahlon?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kahlon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Saloh
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Saloh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Kahlon known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include atta. About 92% of the 640 hectares of village land is sown, and 587 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 Kahlon

Of every 100 households in Kahlon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Kahlon · ■ Nawanshahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**24%

Tap water ****0%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**90%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**46%

Use banking services ****88%**

**85%

Television ****94%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****62%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**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 Kahlon?

■ Kahlon · ■ Nawanshahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**896

Working population ****33.3%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 73.8% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (15%) · **■** Household industry 21 (5%) · **■** Other work 135 (29%) · **■** Marginal 76 (17%)

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

- Katarian1,407 people
- Sarhala Ranuan1,392 people
- Chahal Kalan1,382 people
- Rehpa1,378 people
- Ramraipur1,376 people
- Pannu Mazara1,368 people
- Begampur1,343 people
- Shakohpur1,317 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 Kahlon?144518
- How far is Kahlon from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?13 km by road
- What is the population of Kahlon?1,377 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kahlon in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Kahlon?76.1% (Census 2011)