Nawan Pind Araianਨਵਾਂ ਪਿੰਡ ਅਰਾਈਆਂ

Where is Nawan Pind Araian?

Nawan Pind Araian is a village of Nakodar tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029954, and it covers 139 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,346 people in Nawan Pind Araian: 695 men and 651 women, living in 256 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 139 hectares, the population density works out to about 968 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 937 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 143, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,117 people, about 83 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84 per cent and women at 74.57 per cent. The census recorded 418 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 225 main workers, the largest group, 203, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 11 agricultural labourers and 10 cultivators on their own land. A further 193 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nawan Pind Araian's land. Of the village's 139 hectares, 124 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (124 hectares). About 15 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 13 cultivators and 19 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Nawan Pind Araian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 7 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 Littran, Bir Pind, Jawinde and Mahunwal.

What is the population of Nawan Pind Araian?

The population of Nawan Pind Araian was 1,346 at the 2011 census, living in 256 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Nawan Pind Araian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nawan Pind Araian has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.