Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Kang Kang is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 144518. The 2011 Census counted 972 people in 201 households, the 149th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 972 people (2011) - 201 households - 81.0% literacy - 144518 PIN code ## Kang PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kang is 144518. Kang falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144518 - Gram panchayat Kang - Community development block Aur - Census village code 032267 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kang from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ) 11 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town) 11 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kang? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rahon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kang known for? The main crops are wheat. About 87% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kang Of every 100 households in Kang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Kang · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 97% - Toilet within the home 96% 75% - No toilet (open defecation) 4% 24% - Tap water 2% 34% - Drinking water within premises 98% 90% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 61% 49% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 31% 46% - Use banking services 97% 85% - Television 93% 87% - Mobile phone 44% 75% - Computer with internet 3% 4% - Two-wheeler 58% 51% - Car / jeep / van 16% 11% - None of these assets 2% 2% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kang? ■ Kang · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.0% 80.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 925 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 952 896 - Working population 50.1% 32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 73.5% for women. 62% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 152 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 44 (9%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 247 (51%) · ■ Marginal 40 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawanshahr - Herian 992 people - Bhano Mazara 989 people - Shahbazpur 987 people - Lidhar Kalan 976 people - Bahadurpur 967 people - Jullah Majra 958 people - Nai Mazara 945 people - Poonian 942 people All 284 villages in Nawanshahr ## Other places named Kang - Kang · Village, Khadur Sahib, Tarn Taran · 4,621 people - Kang · Village, Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur · 2,123 people - Kang · Village, Hoshiarpur, Hoshiarpur · 1,405 people - Kang · Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur · 312 people - Kang · Village, Ranbir Singh Pora, Jammu · 23 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kang? 144518 - How far is Kang from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar? 11 km by road - What is the population of Kang? 972 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kang in? Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kang? 81.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/kang/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.