Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Kulam Kulam is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 144514. The 2011 Census counted 1,059 people in 231 households, the 133rd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 1,059 people (2011) - 231 households - 76.3% literacy - 144514 PIN code ## Kulam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kulam is 144514. Kulam falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144514 - Gram panchayat Kulam - Community development block Nawanshahr - Census village code 032083 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kulam from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ) 4 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kulam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Allopathic hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nawanshahar - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Nawanshahr - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Sbs Nagar - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kulam known for? The main crops are wheat. About 89% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 221 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kulam Of every 100 households in Kulam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Kulam · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 97% - Toilet within the home 81% 75% - No toilet (open defecation) 19% 24% - Tap water 46% 34% - Drinking water within premises 91% 90% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 48% 49% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 47% 46% - Use banking services 76% 85% - Television 82% 87% - Mobile phone 89% 75% - Computer with internet 3% 4% - Two-wheeler 58% 51% - Car / jeep / van 11% 11% - None of these assets 3% 2% - Own their home 87% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kulam? ■ Kulam · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.3% 80.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1006 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 962 896 - Working population 31.0% 32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 70.6% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 77 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 20 (6%) · ■ Household industry 8 (2%) · ■ Other work 218 (66%) · ■ Marginal 5 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawanshahr - Mallah Sodhian 1,078 people - Dharmkot 1,077 people - Dosanjh Khurd 1,077 people - Grupar 1,074 people - Charan 1,054 people - Balowal 1,036 people - Kajla 1,033 people - Sajawalpur 1,031 people All 284 villages in Nawanshahr ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kulam? 144514 - How far is Kulam from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar? 4 km by road - What is the population of Kulam? 1,059 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kulam in? Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kulam? 76.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/kulam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.