Nasirpurਨਸਿਰਪੁਰ

Where is Nasirpur?

Nasirpur is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and is served by the Shekhpura gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036539, and it covers 74 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 238 people in Nasirpur: 122 men and 116 women, living in 49 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 74 hectares, the population density works out to about 322 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 951 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 79 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.3 per cent and women at 63.54 per cent. The census recorded 74 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 71 main workers, the largest group, 50, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 agricultural labourers and 9 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 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 74 hectares, 50 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (13 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (37 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 9 cultivators and 13 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. 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Nasirpur 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 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dealwal, Shekhpura, Sahib Nagar Urf Theri and Bir Bahadurgarh.

What is the population of Nasirpur?

The population of Nasirpur was 238 at the 2011 census, living in 49 households in Patiala 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.