Nakodar (Rural)ਨਕੋਦਰ ਰੂਰਲ

Where is Nakodar Rural?

Nakodar Rural is a village of Nakodar tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and is served by the Nakodar (Rural) gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029968, and it covers 2,080 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 481 people in Nakodar Rural: 236 men and 245 women, living in 88 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 2,080 hectares, the population density works out to about 23 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1038 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 60, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 352 people, about 73 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.92 per cent and women at 76.28 per cent. The census recorded 144 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 142 main workers, the largest group, 118, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 23 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nakodar Rural's land. Of the village's 2,080 hectares, 1,604 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (229 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (1,375 hectares). About 464 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 24 cultivators and 1 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Nakodar Rural is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Maheru, Pandori Khas, Malwal and Nawan Pind Dakhni.

What is the population of Nakodar Rural?

The population of Nakodar Rural was 481 at the 2011 census, living in 88 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Nakodar Rural have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nakodar Rural has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.