Nankiana Sahibਨਾਨਕਿਆਣਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ

Where is Nankiana Sahib?

Nankiana Sahib is a village of Sangrur tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sangrur, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sangrur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039763, and it covers 85 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 48 people in Nankiana Sahib: 30 men and 18 women, living in 11 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 85 hectares, the population density works out to about 56 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 600 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 20 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88 per cent and women at 62.5 per cent. The census recorded 25 workers, about 52 per cent of the village. Of the 8 main workers, the largest group, 7, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 17 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nankiana Sahib's land. Of the village's 85 hectares, 76 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (76 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 1 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nankiana Sahib is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sangrur, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sangrur, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nanakpura, Mangwal, Thalesh and Kammo Majra Khurd.

What is the population of Nankiana Sahib?

The population of Nankiana Sahib was 48 at the 2011 census, living in 11 households in Sangrur tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Nankiana Sahib have?

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