Nauneetpurਨੌਨੀਟਪੁਰ

Where is Nauneetpur?

Nauneetpur is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031820, and it covers 117 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 629 people in Nauneetpur: 329 men and 300 women, living in 125 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 117 hectares, the population density works out to about 538 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 531 people, about 84 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.53 per cent and women at 82.05 per cent. The census recorded 173 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 147 main workers, the largest group, 106, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 21 household industry workers and 11 cultivators on their own land. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nauneetpur's land. Of the village's 117 hectares, 101 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 73 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (73 hectares). About 16 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 11 cultivators and 12 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nauneetpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Taulian, Subhanpur, Marula and Kammowal.

What is the population of Nauneetpur?

The population of Nauneetpur was 629 at the 2011 census, living in 125 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Nauneetpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nauneetpur has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.