Neknampurਨੇਕਨਮਪੁਰ

Where is Neknampur?

Neknampur is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and is served by the Salempur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030652, and it covers 134 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 414 people in Neknampur: 199 men and 215 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 134 hectares, the population density works out to about 309 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1080 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 54, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.06 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.88 per cent and women at 76.44 per cent. The census recorded 69 workers, about 17 per cent of the village. Of the 69 main workers, the largest group, 47, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 13 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Neknampur's land. Of the village's 134 hectares, 118 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (118 hectares). About 16 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 13 cultivators and 6 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. 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

Neknampur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Salempur, Bhulpur, Tahli and Pindi Khair.

What is the population of Neknampur?

The population of Neknampur was 414 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Neknampur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Neknampur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.