Nawan Pind (Ajnala)ਨਵਾਂ ਪਿੰਡ (ਅਜਨਾਲਾ)

Where is Nawan Pind (Ajnala)?

Nawan Pind (Ajnala) is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and is served by the Nawan Pind gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037421, and it covers 371 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,737 people in Nawan Pind (Ajnala): 915 men and 822 women, living in 341 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 371 hectares, the population density works out to about 468 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 201, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 202 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.1 per cent and women at 71.7 per cent. The census recorded 892 workers, about 51 per cent of the village. Of the 695 main workers, the largest group, 407, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 233 cultivators on their own land and 32 agricultural labourers. A further 197 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nawan Pind (Ajnala)'s land. Of the village's 371 hectares, 310 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (304 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (6 hectares). About 61 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 242 cultivators and 36 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Nawan Pind (Ajnala) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Balbawa, Talwandi Nahar and Chak Phoolan.

What is the population of Nawan Pind (Ajnala)?

The population of Nawan Pind (Ajnala) was 1,737 at the 2011 census, living in 341 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Nawan Pind (Ajnala) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nawan Pind (Ajnala) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.