Sheron Nigahਸ਼ੇਰੋਂ ਨਿਗਹ

Where is Sheron Nigah?

Sheron Nigah is a village of Baba Bakala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rayya community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037846, and it covers 444 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 926 people in Sheron Nigah: 490 men and 436 women, living in 194 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 444 hectares, the population density works out to about 209 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 890 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 139, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 498 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.41 per cent and women at 73.21 per cent. The census recorded 296 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 289 main workers, the largest group, 130, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 114 other workers in trade, transport and services and 34 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sheron Nigah's land. Of the village's 444 hectares, 362 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (175 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (107 hectares). About 82 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 132 cultivators and 34 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 human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sheron Nigah is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khanpur, Sheron Bagha and Jalalpur Sheron.

What is the population of Sheron Nigah?

The population of Sheron Nigah was 926 at the 2011 census, living in 194 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Sheron Nigah have?

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