Nandgarh Alias Thaman Singhwalaਨੰਦਗੜ੍ਹ ਅਲੀਆਸ ਥਮਨ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Nandgarh Alias Thaman Singhwala?

Nandgarh Alias Thaman Singhwala is a village in Bhawanigarh tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bhawani Garh, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhawanigarh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039710, and it covers 388 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 666 people in Nandgarh Alias Thaman Singhwala: 357 men and 309 women, living in 117 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 388 hectares, the population density works out to about 172 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 866 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 68, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 212 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.06 per cent and women at 51.08 per cent. The census recorded 212 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 204 main workers, the largest group, 110, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 58 agricultural labourers and 36 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nandgarh Alias Thaman Singhwala's land. Of the village's 388 hectares, 348 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (34 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (314 hectares). About 39 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 113 cultivators and 60 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Nandgarh Alias Thaman Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bhawani Garh, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bhawanigarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Balad Khurd, Bhatiwal Khurd, Balad Kalan and Naraingarh.

What is the population of Nandgarh Alias Thaman Singhwala?

The population of Nandgarh Alias Thaman Singhwala was 666 at the 2011 census, living in 117 households in Bhawanigarh tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Nandgarh Alias Thaman Singhwala have?

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