Nahanheriਨਹਨਹੇੜੀ

Where is Nahanheri?

Nahanheri is a village in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bassi Pathana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032605, and it covers 130 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 257 people in Nahanheri: 144 men and 113 women, living in 54 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 130 hectares, the population density works out to about 198 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 785 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 67 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.6 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.27 per cent and women at 74.76 per cent. The census recorded 50 workers, about 19 per cent of the village. Of the 49 main workers, the largest group, 29, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 20 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nahanheri's land. Of the village's 130 hectares, 116 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (116 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 30 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 9 hours a day.

Getting there

Nahanheri is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bassi Pathana, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Narsinghpura, Rampur Kaleran, Sakandarpur and Nogawan.

What is the population of Nahanheri?

The population of Nahanheri was 257 at the 2011 census, living in 54 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Nahanheri have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nahanheri has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.