Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Sona Sona is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 144514. The 2011 Census counted 1,620 people in 352 households, the 66th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 1,620 people (2011) - 352 households - 82.1% literacy - 144514 PIN code ## Sona PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sona is 144514. Sona falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144514 - Gram panchayat Sona - Community development block Nawanshahr - Census village code 032080 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sona from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ) 4 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sona? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Saloh - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Nawanshahr - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Sbs Nagar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sona known for? The main crops are wheat. About 91% of the 359 hectares of village land is sown, and 328 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sona Of every 100 households in Sona in 2011, 90 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Sona · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 97% - Toilet within the home 74% 75% - No toilet (open defecation) 26% 24% - Tap water 8% 34% - Drinking water within premises 80% 90% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 61% 49% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 35% 46% - Use banking services 86% 85% - Television 82% 87% - Mobile phone 79% 75% - Computer with internet 2% 4% - Two-wheeler 54% 51% - Car / jeep / van 9% 11% - None of these assets 9% 2% - Own their home 87% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sona? ■ Sona · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.1% 80.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 829 896 - Working population 34.5% 32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 77.5% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 231 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 59 (11%) · ■ Household industry 12 (2%) · ■ Other work 181 (32%) · ■ Marginal 76 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawanshahr - Bharta Khurd 1,650 people - Chak Dana 1,647 people - Garhi Ajitsingh 1,641 people - Surapur 1,629 people - Ghataron 1,618 people - Garh Padhana 1,592 people - Chuharpur 1,545 people - Sarhal Qazian 1,543 people All 284 villages in Nawanshahr ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sona? 144514 - How far is Sona from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar? 4 km by road - What is the population of Sona? 1,620 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sona in? Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sona? 82.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/sona/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.