# Shakohpur Village, Nawanshahr – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/shakohpur/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Shakohpur Shakohpur is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144421**. The 2011 Census counted **1,317 people in 273 households**, the 90th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 1,317people (2011) - 273households - 85.5%literacy - 144421PIN code ## Shakohpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shakohpur is 144421.** Shakohpur falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144421 - Gram panchayatShakhopur - Community development blockAur - Census village code032249 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shakohpur from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)7 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town)7 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 Shakohpur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Shakohpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Shakohpur known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 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 Shakohpur Of every 100 households in Shakohpur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Shakohpur · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****88%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **24% Tap water ****2%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%** **46% Use banking services ****98%** **85% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****93%** **75% Computer with internet ****5%** **4% Two-wheeler ****54%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **11% None of these assets ****1%** **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 Shakohpur? ■ Shakohpur · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852** **896 Working population ****36.1%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 81.3% for women. 63% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 170 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 29 (6%) · **■** Other work 231 (49%) · **■** Marginal 40 (8%) 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 - Kahlon1,377 people - Ramraipur1,376 people - Pannu Mazara1,368 people - Begampur1,343 people - Khatkar Khurd1,310 people - Dhahan1,309 people - Mahliana1,299 people - Bisla1,296 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 Shakohpur?144421 - How far is Shakohpur from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?7 km by road - What is the population of Shakohpur?1,317 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shakohpur in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Shakohpur?85.5% (Census 2011)