Nawan Pind Naichaਨਵਾਂ ਪਿੰਡ ਨੈਚਾ

Where is Nawan Pind Naicha?

Nawan Pind Naicha is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Goraya, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rurka Kalan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030209, and it covers 180 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 968 people in Nawan Pind Naicha: 510 men and 458 women, living in 203 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 180 hectares, the population density works out to about 538 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 87, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 523 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.67 per cent and women at 72.62 per cent. The census recorded 265 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 257 main workers, the largest group, 143, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 64 cultivators on their own land and 29 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nawan Pind Naicha's land. Of the village's 180 hectares, 160 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (160 hectares). About 20 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 66 cultivators and 29 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 and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Nawan Pind Naicha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Goraya, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dalewal, Dhanda, Jand and Dhesian Sang.

What is the population of Nawan Pind Naicha?

The population of Nawan Pind Naicha was 968 at the 2011 census, living in 203 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Nawan Pind Naicha have?

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