# Poonian Village, Nawanshahr – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/poonian/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Poonian Poonian is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144504**. The 2011 Census counted **942 people in 206 households**, the 153rd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 942people (2011) - 206households - 75.3%literacy - 144504PIN code ## Poonian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poonian is 144504.** Poonian falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144504 - Gram panchayatPoonian - Community development blockBanga - Census village code032202 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poonian from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)16 km by road - Banga (nearest town)1 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 Poonian? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Poonian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banga - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Banga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)13 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 Poonian known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 78% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Poonian Of every 100 households in Poonian in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 25 a car. ■ Poonian · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****90%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **24% Tap water ****66%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****95%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **46% Use banking services ****70%** **85% Television ****81%** **87% Mobile phone ****66%** **75% Computer with internet ****17%** **4% Two-wheeler ****42%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****25%** **11% None of these assets ****2%** **2% Own their home ****76%** **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 Poonian? ■ Poonian · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836** **896 Working population ****33.3%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.9% for men and 68.2% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 226 (72%) · **■** Marginal 33 (11%) 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 - Kang972 people - Bahadurpur967 people - Jullah Majra958 people - Nai Mazara945 people - Khoja940 people - Sadhpur938 people - Birowal926 people - Bahua924 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 Poonian?144504 - How far is Poonian from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?16 km by road - What is the population of Poonian?942 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poonian in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Poonian?75.3% (Census 2011)