# Khurd Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/khurd/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Khurd Khurd is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144422**. The 2011 Census counted **606 people in 132 households**, the 205th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 606people (2011) - 132households - 84.2%literacy - 144422PIN code ## Khurd PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Khurd is 144422.** Khurd falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144422 - Gram panchayatKhurd - Community development blockAur - Census village code032218 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khurd from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)18 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town)17 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 Khurd? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Khurd; 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 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Banga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)11 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 Khurd known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 89% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Khurd Of every 100 households in Khurd in 2011, 99 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 20 a car. ■ Khurd · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****95%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **24% Tap water ****76%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **46% Use banking services ****92%** **85% Television ****89%** **87% Mobile phone ****85%** **75% Computer with internet ****5%** **4% Two-wheeler ****59%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****20%** **11% None of these assets ****1%** **2% Own their home ****98%** **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 Khurd? ■ Khurd · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200** **896 Working population ****31.7%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 78.8% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 82 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 98 (51%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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 - Nagra626 people - Kanaun624 people - Mahrampur622 people - Nilowal610 people - Janian604 people - Chakli Shujat602 people - Mander602 people - Lal Mazara598 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 Khurd?144422 - How far is Khurd from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?18 km by road - What is the population of Khurd?606 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khurd in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Khurd?84.2% (Census 2011)