Nabi Nagarਨਬੀ ਨਗਰ

Where is Nabi Nagar?

Nabi Nagar is a village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028892, and it covers 194 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 521 people in Nabi Nagar: 289 men and 232 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 194 hectares, the population density works out to about 269 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 803 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 72, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 86 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.25 per cent and women at 56.04 per cent. The census recorded 185 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 169 main workers, the largest group, 115, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 48 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 16 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nabi Nagar's land. Of the village's 194 hectares, 176 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (176 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 118 cultivators and 7 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Nabi Nagar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Doburji, Gowara, Shakri and Jiwan Nangal.

What is the population of Nabi Nagar?

The population of Nabi Nagar was 521 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Nabi Nagar have?

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