Haider Nagarਹੈਡੇਰ ਨਗਰ

Where is Haider Nagar?

Haider Nagar is a village in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039473, and it covers 152 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,134 people in Haider Nagar: 603 men and 531 women, living in 237 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 152 hectares, the population density works out to about 746 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 102, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 137 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.9 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.33 per cent and women at 59.38 per cent. The census recorded 359 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 270 main workers, the largest group, 139, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 72 other workers in trade, transport and services and 58 agricultural labourers. A further 89 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haider Nagar's land. Of the village's 152 hectares, 138 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (138 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 140 cultivators and 142 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Haider Nagar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Malerkotla, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hathoa, Sarwarpur, Badshahpur and Ranwan.

What is the population of Haider Nagar?

The population of Haider Nagar was 1,134 at the 2011 census, living in 237 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Haider Nagar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Haider Nagar 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.