Nabha Ruralਨਾਭਾ ਰੁਰਲ

Where is Nabha Rural?

Nabha Rural is a village of Nabha tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nabha, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036318, and it covers 1,180 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,939 people in Nabha Rural: 3,691 men and 3,248 women, living in 1,410 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 1,180 hectares, the population density works out to about 588 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 880 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 901, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,933 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.96 per cent and women at 62.67 per cent. The census recorded 2,302 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 1,828 main workers, the largest group, 1,552, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 112 agricultural labourers and 100 cultivators on their own land. A further 474 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nabha Rural's land. Of the village's 1,180 hectares, 580 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (547 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (33 hectares). About 89 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 113 cultivators and 144 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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

Nabha Rural is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nabha, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bir Bauran, Thuhi, Bauran Khurd and Mehas.

What is the population of Nabha Rural?

The population of Nabha Rural was 6,939 at the 2011 census, living in 1,410 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Nabha Rural have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nabha Rural has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.