Nandpurਨੰਦਪੁਰ

Where is Nandpur?

Nandpur is a village of Bassi Pathana tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 8 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 032563, and it covers 804 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,880 people in Nandpur: 1,553 men and 1,327 women, living in 545 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 804 hectares, the population density works out to about 358 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 854 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 247, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 681 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.98 per cent and women at 75.33 per cent. The census recorded 937 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 930 main workers, the largest group, 390, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 337 other workers in trade, transport and services and 197 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nandpur's land. Of the village's 804 hectares, 728 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (728 hectares). About 76 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 391 cultivators and 198 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Nandpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 8 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 Kajjal Majra, Railon, Shergarh Bara and Bhaganpur.

What is the population of Nandpur?

The population of Nandpur was 2,880 at the 2011 census, living in 545 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Nandpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nandpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.