Nanowal Khurdਨਨੋਵਲ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Nanowal Khurd?

Nanowal Khurd is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Qadian, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028478, and it covers 149 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 979 people in Nanowal Khurd: 516 men and 463 women, living in 201 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 149 hectares, the population density works out to about 657 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 98, 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 81.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.35 per cent and women at 73.63 per cent. The census recorded 267 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 211 main workers, the largest group, 167, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 23 cultivators on their own land and 15 agricultural labourers. A further 56 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nanowal Khurd's land. Of the village's 149 hectares, 122 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 95 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (95 hectares). About 27 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. The census recorded 29 cultivators and 47 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Nanowal Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Qadian, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nanowal Kalan, Gorsian, Beli and Jindher.

What is the population of Nanowal Khurd?

The population of Nanowal Khurd was 979 at the 2011 census, living in 201 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Nanowal Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nanowal Khurd has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.