Nandpur Keshoਨੰਦਪੁਰ ਕੇਸ਼ੋ

Where is Nandpur Kesho?

Nandpur Kesho is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036478, and it covers 339 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,463 people in Nandpur Kesho: 770 men and 693 women, living in 291 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 339 hectares, the population density works out to about 432 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 166, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 392 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.28 per cent and women at 69.84 per cent. The census recorded 463 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 461 main workers, the largest group, 292, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 104 cultivators on their own land and 55 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nandpur Kesho's land. Of the village's 339 hectares, 302 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (12 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (290 hectares). About 37 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 105 cultivators and 55 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 and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nandpur Kesho is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Phagan Majara, Rith Kheri, Amampura and Kasiana.

What is the population of Nandpur Kesho?

The population of Nandpur Kesho was 1,463 at the 2011 census, living in 291 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Nandpur Kesho have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nandpur Kesho has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.