# Kariam Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/kariam/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Kariam Kariam is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144514**. The 2011 Census counted **3,053 people in 643 households**, the 14th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 3,053people (2011) - 643households - 77.3%literacy - 144514PIN code ## Kariam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kariam is 144514.** Kariam falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144514 - Gram panchayatKariam - Community development blockNawanshahr - Census village code032247 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kariam from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)4 km by road - Nawansahar (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 Kariam? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Kariam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nawanshahar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Kariam known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 79% of the 838 hectares of village land is sown, and 663 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 Kariam Of every 100 households in Kariam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Kariam · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****74%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **24% Tap water ****38%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **46% Use banking services ****76%** **85% Television ****86%** **87% Mobile phone ****60%** **75% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****30%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **11% None of these assets ****4%** **2% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kariam? ■ Kariam · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815** **896 Working population ****31.2%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 71.2% for women. 51% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 100 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (17%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 567 (59%) · **■** Marginal 111 (12%) 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 - Bakhlaur3,226 people - Pharala3,226 people - Sandwan3,181 people - Mandhali3,170 people - Naura2,999 people - Ratainda2,780 people - Musapur2,773 people - Karnana2,700 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 Kariam?144514 - How far is Kariam from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?4 km by road - What is the population of Kariam?3,053 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kariam in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kariam?77.3% (Census 2011)