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

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Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Kanaun

Kanaun is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144517**. The 2011 Census counted **624 people in 122 households**, the 202nd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 624people (2011)
- 122households
- 61.8%literacy
- 144517PIN code

## Kanaun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanaun is 144517.** Kanaun falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144517
- Gram panchayatKanun
- Community development blockNawanshahr
- Census village code032289

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

## How far is Kanaun from nearby towns?

- Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)14 km by road
- Rahon (nearest town)12 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 Kanaun?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kanaun; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rahon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Kanaun known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 59% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Kanaun

Of every 100 households in Kanaun in 2011, 57 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kanaun · ■ Nawanshahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**24%

Tap water ****13%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**90%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**46%

Use banking services ****56%**

**85%

Television ****47%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**11%

None of these assets ****17%**

**2%

Own their home ****58%**

**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 Kanaun?

■ Kanaun · ■ Nawanshahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**896

Working population ****37.2%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 54.4% for women. 52% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (47%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 71 (31%) · **■** Marginal 10 (4%)

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

- Kharkuwal663 people
- Burj Kandhari654 people
- Atari628 people
- Nagra626 people
- Mahrampur622 people
- Nilowal610 people
- Khurd606 people
- Janian604 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 Kanaun?144517
- How far is Kanaun from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?14 km by road
- What is the population of Kanaun?624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanaun in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Kanaun?61.8% (Census 2011)