Nanuwalਨਾਨੂਵਾਲ

Where is Nanuwal?

Nanuwal 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 032602, and it covers 171 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 341 people in Nanuwal: 183 men and 158 women, living in 70 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 171 hectares, the population density works out to about 199 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 863 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 85 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.82 per cent and women at 81.88 per cent. The census recorded 202 workers, about 59 per cent of the village. Of the 185 main workers, the largest group, 139, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 45 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 17 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nanuwal's land. Of the village's 171 hectares, 158 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (158 hectares). About 13 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 45 cultivators and 3 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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

Nanuwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Lachhmangarh, Sakandarpur, Bhateri and Narsinghpura.

What is the population of Nanuwal?

The population of Nanuwal was 341 at the 2011 census, living in 70 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Nanuwal have?

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