Niamatpurਨਿਆਮਤਪੁਰ

Where is Niamatpur?

Niamatpur is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and is served by the Nimatpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037042, and it covers 150 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 959 people in Niamatpur: 502 men and 457 women, living in 168 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 150 hectares, the population density works out to about 639 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 126, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 295 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.72 per cent and women at 64.02 per cent. The census recorded 283 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 255 main workers, the largest group, 134, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 87 cultivators on their own land and 32 agricultural labourers. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Niamatpur's land. Of the village's 150 hectares, 129 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (129 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 89 cultivators and 36 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Niamatpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jansui, Jansua, Mirzapur and Fatehpur Garhi.

What is the population of Niamatpur?

The population of Niamatpur was 959 at the 2011 census, living in 168 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Niamatpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Niamatpur has an anganwadi centre.