Nalagarhਨਲਾਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Nalagarh?

Nalagarh is a village of Tarn Taran tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarn Taran community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037917, and it covers 80 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 84 people in Nalagarh: 44 men and 40 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 80 hectares, the population density works out to about 105 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 11 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 93.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.11 per cent and women at 94.59 per cent. The census recorded 25 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 25 main workers, the largest group, 23, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nalagarh's land. Of the village's 80 hectares, 67 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (67 hectares). About 11 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 2 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Nalagarh is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Malia, Kazi Kot, Pandori Gola and Palasaur.

What is the population of Nalagarh?

The population of Nalagarh was 84 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Nalagarh have?

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