Haidar Nagarਹੈਡਰ ਨਗਰ

Where is Haidar Nagar?

Haidar Nagar is a village in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and is served by the Salempur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033417, and it covers 298 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 248 people in Haidar Nagar: 129 men and 119 women, living in 50 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 298 hectares, the population density works out to about 83 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 922 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 51.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 53.51 per cent and women at 50 per cent. The census recorded 80 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 74 main workers, the largest group, 61, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 8 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haidar Nagar's land. Of the village's 298 hectares, 211 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (211 hectares). About 87 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 8 cultivators and 5 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Haidar Nagar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Salempur, Shekhewal, Kalewal and Garhi Fazil.

What is the population of Haidar Nagar?

The population of Haidar Nagar was 248 at the 2011 census, living in 50 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Haidar Nagar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Haidar Nagar has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.