Theh Gulam Nabiਠੇਹ ਗੁਲਮ ਨਬੀ

Where is Theh Gulam Nabi?

Theh Gulam Nabi is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028319, and it covers 110 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 640 people in Theh Gulam Nabi: 340 men and 300 women, living in 131 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 110 hectares, the population density works out to about 582 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 66, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 27 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.72 per cent and women at 66.91 per cent. The census recorded 276 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 247 main workers, the largest group, 148, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 74 cultivators on their own land and 24 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 29 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Theh Gulam Nabi's land. Of the village's 110 hectares, 95 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (93 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 86 cultivators and 155 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. 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

Theh Gulam Nabi is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bazid Chak, Naushehra Majja Singh, Faizulla Chak and Satkoha.

What is the population of Theh Gulam Nabi?

The population of Theh Gulam Nabi was 640 at the 2011 census, living in 131 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Theh Gulam Nabi have?

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