Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Lidhar Kalan Lidhar Kalan is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 144502. The 2011 Census counted 976 people in 223 households, the 148th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 976 people (2011) - 223 households - 81.0% literacy - 144502 PIN code ## Lidhar Kalan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Lidhar Kalan is 144502. Lidhar Kalan falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144502 - Gram panchayat Lidhar Kalan - Community development block Aur - Census village code 032178 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Lidhar Kalan from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ) 26 km by road - Banga (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Lidhar Kalan? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Lidhar Kalan; 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 - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Banga - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Phagwara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Lidhar Kalan known for? The main crops are wheat. About 90% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Lidhar Kalan Of every 100 households in Lidhar Kalan in 2011, 92 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Lidhar Kalan · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 97% - Toilet within the home 54% 75% - No toilet (open defecation) 46% 24% - Tap water 46% 34% - Drinking water within premises 85% 90% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 64% 49% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 31% 46% - Use banking services 77% 85% - Television 84% 87% - Mobile phone 72% 75% - Computer with internet 4% 4% - Two-wheeler 43% 51% - Car / jeep / van 12% 11% - None of these assets 3% 2% - Own their home 88% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Lidhar Kalan? ■ Lidhar Kalan · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.0% 80.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 927 896 - Working population 34.0% 32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 77.1% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 79 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (2%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 186 (56%) · ■ Marginal 57 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawanshahr - Chak Guru 993 people - Herian 992 people - Bhano Mazara 989 people - Shahbazpur 987 people - Kang 972 people - Bahadurpur 967 people - Jullah Majra 958 people - Nai Mazara 945 people All 284 villages in Nawanshahr ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lidhar Kalan? 144502 - How far is Lidhar Kalan from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar? 26 km by road - What is the population of Lidhar Kalan? 976 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lidhar Kalan in? Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Lidhar Kalan? 81.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/lidhar-kalan/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.