Nawan Pindਨਵਾਂ ਪਿੰਡ

Where is Nawan Pind?

Nawan Pind is a village in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Alawalpur, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Kurari gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030323, and it covers 54 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 34 people in Nawan Pind: 17 men and 17 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 3.8 people per household. Spread over its 54 hectares, the population density works out to about 63 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 0, about 0 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 94.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.12 per cent and women at 94.12 per cent. The census recorded 10 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 10 main workers, the largest group, 7, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nawan Pind's land. Of the village's 54 hectares, 52 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (52 hectares). About 2 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 7 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nawan Pind is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Alawalpur, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sitalpur, Karari, Nizamudinpur and Gopalpur.

What is the population of Nawan Pind?

The population of Nawan Pind was 34 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Nawan Pind have?

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