# Sal Kalan Village, Nawanshahr – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/sal-kalan/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Sal Kalan Sal Kalan is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144505**. The 2011 Census counted **458 people in 100 households**, the 230th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 458people (2011) - 100households - 81.4%literacy - 144505PIN code ## Sal Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sal Kalan is 144505.** Sal Kalan falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144505 - Gram panchayatSal Kalan - Community development blockBanga - Census village code032124 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sal Kalan from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)16 km by road - Banga (nearest town)6 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 Sal Kalan? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Sal Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banga - ○Degree college5–10 km · Banga - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Banga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 14 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 Sal Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Sal Kalan Of every 100 households in Sal Kalan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Sal Kalan · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****70%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **24% Tap water ****2%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **46% Use banking services ****96%** **85% Television ****85%** **87% Mobile phone ****87%** **75% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****50%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **11% None of these assets ****5%** **2% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sal Kalan? ■ Sal Kalan · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250** **896 Working population ****33.6%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 73.3% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 77 (50%) · **■** Marginal 29 (19%) 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 - Dhandhua474 people - Bajjon470 people - Garhi Bharti470 people - Chak Alahi Bakhash459 people - Maksudpur451 people - Hussain Chak439 people - Godani428 people - Ratnana427 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 Sal Kalan?144505 - How far is Sal Kalan from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?16 km by road - What is the population of Sal Kalan?458 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sal Kalan in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sal Kalan?81.4% (Census 2011)