Naulakhaਨੌਲਖਾ

Where is Naulakha?

Naulakha 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 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and is served by the Dhadi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038509, and it covers 70 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 100 people in Naulakha: 50 men and 50 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 70 hectares, the population density works out to about 143 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 38 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.43 per cent and women at 73.91 per cent. The census recorded 31 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 29 main workers, the largest group, 20, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Naulakha's land. Of the village's 70 hectares, 62 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 8 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 4 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Naulakha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tirak Gandhi, Kheri, Tirak Karman and Kiratpur Sahib.

What is the population of Naulakha?

The population of Naulakha was 100 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Naulakha have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Naulakha has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.