Nasirpurਨਸਿਰਪੁਰ

Where is Nasirpur?

Nasirpur is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ghanaur, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036894, and it covers 92 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 289 people in Nasirpur: 156 men and 133 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 6.3 people per household. Spread over its 92 hectares, the population density works out to about 314 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 853 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 23, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 41 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.43 per cent and women at 68.8 per cent. The census recorded 91 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 80 main workers, the largest group, 39, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 31 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nasirpur's land. Of the village's 92 hectares, 81 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (81 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 31 cultivators and 17 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nasirpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ghanaur, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhat Majra, Alamdipur, Seel and Sialu.

What is the population of Nasirpur?

The population of Nasirpur was 289 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Nasirpur have?

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