Niamatpurਨਿਆਮਤਪੁਰ

Where is Niamatpur?

Niamatpur is a village in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 35 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036772, and it covers 190 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 266 people in Niamatpur: 135 men and 131 women, living in 56 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 190 hectares, the population density works out to about 140 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 970 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.23 per cent and women at 66.39 per cent. The census recorded 80 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 80 main workers, the largest group, 63, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 other workers in trade, transport and services and 8 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Niamatpur's land. Of the village's 190 hectares, 174 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (174 hectares). About 16 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 63 cultivators and 8 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Niamatpur is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 35 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhagrauli, Sheikhpur jagir and Abdulpur.

What is the population of Niamatpur?

The population of Niamatpur was 266 at the 2011 census, living in 56 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Niamatpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Niamatpur has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.