Niamtabadਨਿਆਂਟਆਬਾਦ

Where is Niamtabad?

Niamtabad is a village in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chogawan community development block and is served by the Gulgarh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037157, and it covers 106 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 158 people in Niamtabad: 86 men and 72 women, living in 25 households, an average of about 6.3 people per household. Spread over its 106 hectares, the population density works out to about 149 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 837 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 124 people, about 78 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 35.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 38.36 per cent and women at 31.25 per cent. The census recorded 58 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 17 main workers, the largest group, 10, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 agricultural labourers and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 41 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Niamtabad's land. Of the village's 106 hectares, 102 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (102 hectares). About 4 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 14 cultivators and 40 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Niamtabad is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Lopoke, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sherpur.

What is the population of Niamtabad?

The population of Niamtabad was 158 at the 2011 census, living in 25 households in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Niamtabad have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Niamtabad has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.