Nardਨਰਡ

Where is Nard?

Nard is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and is served by the Chikna gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038519, and it covers 103 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 371 people in Nard: 188 men and 183 women, living in 69 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 103 hectares, the population density works out to about 360 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 973 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 46, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 30 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.67 per cent and women at 68.79 per cent. The census recorded 104 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 98 main workers, the largest group, 97, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nard's land. Of the village's 103 hectares, 71 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (71 hectares). About 17 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 2 cultivators and 2 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Nard is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 15 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 Chikna, Ghanaur, Majher and Maura.

What is the population of Nard?

The population of Nard was 371 at the 2011 census, living in 69 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Nard have?

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