Nanowalਨਨੋਵਲ

Where is Nanowal?

Nanowal is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038403, and it covers 118 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 427 people in Nanowal: 242 men and 185 women, living in 92 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 118 hectares, the population density works out to about 362 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 764 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 133 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.04 per cent and women at 62.21 per cent. The census recorded 164 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 25 main workers, the largest group, 17, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 139 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nanowal's land. Of the village's 118 hectares, 66 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 47 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (47 hectares). About 18 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 3 cultivators and 25 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. 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 and an ASHA health worker.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Nanowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhajar, Tarapur, Rampur and Mohiwal.

What is the population of Nanowal?

The population of Nanowal was 427 at the 2011 census, living in 92 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Nanowal have?

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