Nainowal Baidਨੈਨੋਵਾਲ ਬੈਡ

Where is Nainowal Baid?

Nainowal Baid is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Nainowal--Baid gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030700, and it covers 370 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,280 people in Nainowal Baid: 666 men and 614 women, living in 274 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 370 hectares, the population density works out to about 346 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 922 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 173, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 751 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.52 per cent and women at 77.16 per cent. The census recorded 421 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 315 main workers, the largest group, 196, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 61 cultivators on their own land and 51 agricultural labourers. A further 106 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nainowal Baid's land. Of the village's 370 hectares, 324 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 278 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (278 hectares). About 35 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 63 cultivators and 92 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Nainowal Baid is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sikri, Babak, Muradpur Narial and Darya.

What is the population of Nainowal Baid?

The population of Nainowal Baid was 1,280 at the 2011 census, living in 274 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Nainowal Baid have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nainowal Baid has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.