Nathu Khairaਨਥੁ ਖੈਰਾ

Where is Nathu Khaira?

Nathu Khaira is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Qadian, about 7 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 028630, and it covers 151 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 950 people in Nathu Khaira: 504 men and 446 women, living in 180 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 151 hectares, the population density works out to about 629 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 885 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 85, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 157 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.48 per cent and women at 70.87 per cent. The census recorded 295 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 294 main workers, the largest group, 191, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 77 other workers in trade, transport and services and 22 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nathu Khaira's land. Of the village's 151 hectares, 139 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (23 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 191 cultivators and 22 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Nathu Khaira is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Qadian, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Leel Kalan, Kokalpur, Dalla and Muradpura.

What is the population of Nathu Khaira?

The population of Nathu Khaira was 950 at the 2011 census, living in 180 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Nathu Khaira have?

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