Nathpurਨਥਪੁਰ

Where is Nathpur?

Nathpur is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Qadian, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Qadian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028623, and it covers 159 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,025 people in Nathpur: 1,089 men and 936 women, living in 380 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 159 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,274 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 860 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 242, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,217 people, about 60 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.06 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.49 per cent and women at 64.77 per cent. The census recorded 550 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 544 main workers, the largest group, 446, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 90 cultivators on their own land and 5 household industry workers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nathpur's land. Of the village's 159 hectares, 143 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (143 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 92 cultivators and 3 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nathpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Qadian, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nangal Bagbana, Rampur, Kahlwan and Bhittewadh.

What is the population of Nathpur?

The population of Nathpur was 2,025 at the 2011 census, living in 380 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Nathpur have?

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