Nawan Pind (Amritsar I)ਨਵਾਂ ਪਿੰਡ (ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ-1)

Where is Nawan Pind (Amritsar I)?

Nawan Pind (Amritsar I) is a village of Amritsar I tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jandiala Guru community development block and is served by the Nawan Pind gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037557, and it covers 320 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,286 people in Nawan Pind (Amritsar I): 1,760 men and 1,526 women, living in 603 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 320 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,027 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 867 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 376, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,710 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.05 per cent and women at 70.28 per cent. The census recorded 1,074 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 1,010 main workers, the largest group, 456, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 285 other workers in trade, transport and services and 219 cultivators on their own land. A further 64 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nawan Pind (Amritsar I)'s land. Of the village's 320 hectares, 273 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (12 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (261 hectares). About 47 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 221 cultivators and 508 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre, an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nawan Pind (Amritsar I) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amritsar I, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Fatehpur Rajputan, Raipur Kalan (Amritsar I), Nangal Dyal Singh and Makhan Windi.

What is the population of Nawan Pind (Amritsar I)?

The population of Nawan Pind (Amritsar I) was 3,286 at the 2011 census, living in 603 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Nawan Pind (Amritsar I) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nawan Pind (Amritsar I) has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.