Nanakpur Alias Sharfabadਨਾਨਕਪੁਰ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਸ਼ਰਫਆਬਾਦ

Where is Nanakpur Alias Sharfabad?

Nanakpur Alias Sharfabad is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038667, and it covers 47 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 464 people in Nanakpur Alias Sharfabad: 236 men and 228 women, living in 90 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 47 hectares, the population density works out to about 987 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 966 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 217 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.55 per cent and women at 86 per cent. The census recorded 127 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 119 main workers, the largest group, 91, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 22 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nanakpur Alias Sharfabad's land. Of the village's 47 hectares, 17 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (17 hectares). About 30 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 24 cultivators and 7 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. 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

Nanakpur Alias Sharfabad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hussainpur, Shampura, Dargah Shah Khalid Binwalid and Haveli Chhoti.

What is the population of Nanakpur Alias Sharfabad?

The population of Nanakpur Alias Sharfabad was 464 at the 2011 census, living in 90 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Nanakpur Alias Sharfabad have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nanakpur Alias Sharfabad has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.