Chhana Nathuwaliਛਨਾ ਨਥੁਵਾਲੀ

Where is Chhana Nathuwali?

Chhana Nathuwali is a village of Nabha tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhadson, about 8 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 036456, and it covers 125 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 377 people in Chhana Nathuwali: 211 men and 166 women, living in 80 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 125 hectares, the population density works out to about 302 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 787 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 124 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.22 per cent and women at 67.74 per cent. The census recorded 137 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 120 main workers, the largest group, 44, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 40 other workers in trade, transport and services and 35 cultivators on their own land. A further 17 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhana Nathuwali's land. Of the village's 125 hectares, 115 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (115 hectares). About 10 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 35 cultivators and 54 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhana Nathuwali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bhadson, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhambali Khas, Tarkheri Kalan, Jindalpur and Tarkheri khurd.

What is the population of Chhana Nathuwali?

The population of Chhana Nathuwali was 377 at the 2011 census, living in 80 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Chhana Nathuwali have?

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