Nawan Pind Milkhi-walaਨਵਾਂ ਪਿੰਡ ਮਿਲਖੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Nawan Pind Milkhi-wala?

Nawan Pind Milkhi-wala is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Batala community development block and is served by the Nawan Pind Milkhi-Wala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028759, and it covers 76 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 751 people in Nawan Pind Milkhi-wala: 383 men and 368 women, living in 137 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 76 hectares, the population density works out to about 988 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 961 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 75, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 195 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.88 per cent and women at 76.58 per cent. The census recorded 284 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 213 main workers, the largest group, 134, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 70 cultivators on their own land and 8 household industry workers. A further 71 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nawan Pind Milkhi-wala's land. Of the village's 76 hectares, 67 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (43 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (16 hectares). About 9 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 71 cultivators and 5 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. 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

Nawan Pind Milkhi-wala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 9 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 Kot Karam Chand, Bhagowal, Jaura Singha and Qila Lal Singh.

What is the population of Nawan Pind Milkhi-wala?

The population of Nawan Pind Milkhi-wala was 751 at the 2011 census, living in 137 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Nawan Pind Milkhi-wala have?

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