Nihalkeਨਿਹਲਕੇ

Where is Nihalke?

Nihalke is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034305, and it covers 326 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 442 people in Nihalke: 248 men and 194 women, living in 84 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 326 hectares, the population density works out to about 136 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 782 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 85 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 52.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60 per cent and women at 42.13 per cent. The census recorded 164 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 123 main workers, the largest group, 108, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 15 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 Nihalke's land. Of the village's 326 hectares, 302 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (302 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 108 cultivators and 30 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nihalke is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Killi Gudha, Aulakh (460, Rode Jallewala and Game Muradewala.

What is the population of Nihalke?

The population of Nihalke was 442 at the 2011 census, living in 84 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Nihalke have?

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