Nussaਨੁੱਸਾ

Where is Nussa?

Nussa is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Randhawa gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030819, and it covers 125 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 55 people in Nussa: 29 men and 26 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 125 hectares, the population density works out to about 44 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 5 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 9 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75 per cent and women at 70.83 per cent. The census recorded 14 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 14 main workers, the largest group, 6, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nussa's land. Of the village's 125 hectares, 90 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 75 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 31 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 6 cultivators and 3 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 five to ten kilometres away.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Nussa is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 4 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 Berchha, kalajhingar, Ajmer and Raju Dawa Khri.

What is the population of Nussa?

The population of Nussa was 55 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Nussa have?

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