Nadalaਨਡਲਾ

Where is Nadala?

Nadala is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027931, and it covers 105 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 181 people in Nadala: 86 men and 95 women, living in 43 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 105 hectares, the population density works out to about 172 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1105 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.32 per cent and women at 53.93 per cent. The census recorded 60 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 59 main workers, the largest group, 57, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 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 Nadala's land. Of the village's 105 hectares, 92 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (92 hectares). About 13 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 57 cultivators and 0 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nadala is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nangal Dala.

What is the population of Nadala?

The population of Nadala was 181 at the 2011 census, living in 43 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Nadala have?

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