# Mahalon Village, Nawanshahr – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/mahalon/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Mahalon Mahalon is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144514**. The 2011 Census counted **1,862 people in 371 households**, the 47th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 1,862people (2011) - 371households - 78.1%literacy - 144514PIN code ## Mahalon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahalon is 144514.** Mahalon falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144514 - Gram panchayatMahallo, Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar - Community development blockNawanshahr - Census village code032088 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahalon from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)3 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 Mahalon? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Mahalon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nawanshahar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sbs Nagar - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Mahalon known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 80% of the 482 hectares of village land is sown, and 386 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 Mahalon Of every 100 households in Mahalon in 2011, 96 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Mahalon · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****48%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **24% Tap water ****48%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **46% Use banking services ****56%** **85% Television ****82%** **87% Mobile phone ****52%** **75% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****38%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **11% None of these assets ****2%** **2% Own their home ****94%** **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 Mahalon? ■ Mahalon · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759** **896 Working population ****31.2%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 70.2% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 80 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (22%) · **■** Household industry 48 (8%) · **■** Other work 312 (54%) · **■** Marginal 14 (2%) 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 - Jandiala1,893 people - Palli Jhikki1,892 people - Bhangal Kalan1,890 people - Mangowal1,863 people - Chak Bilgan1,822 people - Khatkar Kalan1,811 people - Barnala Kalan1,809 people - Bhaura1,778 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 Mahalon?144514 - How far is Mahalon from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?3 km by road - What is the population of Mahalon?1,862 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahalon in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mahalon?78.1% (Census 2011)