# Sahlon Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/sahlon/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Sahlon Sahlon is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144421**. The 2011 Census counted **1,905 people in 450 households**, the 42nd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 1,905people (2011) - 450households - 85.8%literacy - 144421PIN code ## Sahlon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sahlon is 144421.** Sahlon falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144421 - Gram panchayatSahlon - Community development blockAur - Census village code032250 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sahlon from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)8 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town)8 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 Sahlon? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Sahlon; 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 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Sahlon known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 83% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 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 Sahlon Of every 100 households in Sahlon in 2011, 99 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Sahlon · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****91%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **24% Tap water ****62%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **46% Use banking services ****98%** **85% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****67%** **75% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****46%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **11% None of these assets ****3%** **2% Own their home ****96%** **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 Sahlon? ■ Sahlon · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **896 Working population ****23.0%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.6% for men and 80.0% for women. 39% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 102 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (9%) · **■** Household industry 80 (18%) · **■** Other work 142 (32%) · **■** Marginal 76 (17%) 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 - Bhin1,965 people - Kamam1,958 people - Bazidpur1,932 people - Jabbowal1,914 people - Jandiala1,893 people - Palli Jhikki1,892 people - Bhangal Kalan1,890 people - Mangowal1,863 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 Sahlon?144421 - How far is Sahlon from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?8 km by road - What is the population of Sahlon?1,905 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sahlon in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sahlon?85.8% (Census 2011)