Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Laroya Laroya is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 144507. The 2011 Census counted 999 people in 211 households, the 142nd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 999 people (2011) - 211 households - 80.2% literacy - 144507 PIN code ## Laroya PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Laroya is 144507. Laroya falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144507 - Gram panchayat Laroya - Community development block Aur - Census village code 032230 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Laroya from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ) 16 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Laroya? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Laroya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● 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 - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Saloh - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nawan Shahar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Laroya known for? The main crops are wheat. About 86% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Laroya Of every 100 households in Laroya in 2011, 99 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 17 a car. ■ Laroya · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 97% - Toilet within the home 93% 75% - No toilet (open defecation) 6% 24% - Tap water 53% 34% - Drinking water within premises 95% 90% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 39% 49% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 59% 46% - Use banking services 100% 85% - Television 96% 87% - Mobile phone 94% 75% - Computer with internet 1% 4% - Two-wheeler 64% 51% - Car / jeep / van 17% 11% - None of these assets 0% 2% - Own their home 96% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Laroya? ■ Laroya · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.2% 80.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 896 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 911 896 - Working population 30.7% 32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 74.2% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 118 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 35 (11%) · ■ Household industry 16 (5%) · ■ Other work 69 (22%) · ■ Marginal 69 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawanshahr - Katt 1,029 people - Soheta 1,012 people - Mahdipur 1,007 people - Khanpur 999 people - Nurpur 998 people - Chak Guru 993 people - Herian 992 people - Bhano Mazara 989 people All 284 villages in Nawanshahr ## Other places named Laroya - Laroya · Village, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar · 988 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Laroya? 144507 - How far is Laroya from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar? 16 km by road - What is the population of Laroya? 999 (Census 2011) - Which district is Laroya in? Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Laroya? 80.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/laroya/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.