Nandewalਨਂਡੇਵਾਲ

Where is Nandewal?

Nandewal is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Begpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030742, and it covers 46 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 12 people in Nandewal: 5 men and 7 women, living in 2 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 46 hectares, the population density works out to about 26 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1400 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 2, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 50 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60 per cent and women at 40 per cent. The census recorded 3 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 3 main workers, the largest group, 3, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nandewal's land. Of the village's 46 hectares, 25 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 20 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (20 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 3 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nandewal is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dasua, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Nai Chak, Sud, Saidowal and Brarowal.

What is the population of Nandewal?

The population of Nandewal was 12 at the 2011 census, living in 2 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Nandewal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nandewal has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.