# Pharala Village, Nawanshahr – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/pharala/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Pharala Pharala is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144503**. The 2011 Census counted **3,226 people in 669 households**, the 11th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 3,226people (2011) - 669households - 81.8%literacy - 144503PIN code ## Pharala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pharala is 144503.** Pharala falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144503 - Gram panchayatPharala, Mahant Gurbachan Das - Community development blockBanga - Census village code032151 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pharala from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)28 km by road - Phagwara (nearest town)12 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 Pharala? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Pharala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Phagwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phagwara - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Pharala known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 822 hectares of village land is sown, and 708 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 Pharala Of every 100 households in Pharala in 2011, 98 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Pharala · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****71%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **24% Tap water ****70%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **46% Use banking services ****90%** **85% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****77%** **75% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****41%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **11% None of these assets ****2%** **2% Own their home ****91%** **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 Pharala? ■ Pharala · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **896 Working population ****32.4%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 77.9% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 244 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (3%) · **■** Household industry 73 (7%) · **■** Other work 509 (49%) · **■** Marginal 186 (18%) 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 - Mehli3,517 people - Mahal Gehla3,403 people - Kahma3,320 people - Bakhlaur3,226 people - Sandwan3,181 people - Mandhali3,170 people - Kariam3,053 people - Naura2,999 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 Pharala?144503 - How far is Pharala from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?28 km by road - What is the population of Pharala?3,226 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pharala in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Pharala?81.8% (Census 2011)