Nathuwalਨਥੁਵਾਲ

Where is Nathuwal?

Nathuwal is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031207, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 202 people in Nathuwal: 105 men and 97 women, living in 44 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 243 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 924 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 17 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.33 per cent and women at 79.35 per cent. The census recorded 59 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 54 main workers, the largest group, 28, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 24 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nathuwal's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 74 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (74 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 28 cultivators and 2 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Nathuwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jandwal, Alo Bhatti, Ranga and Ferozepur.

What is the population of Nathuwal?

The population of Nathuwal was 202 at the 2011 census, living in 44 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Nathuwal have?

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