Nanowalਨਨੋਵਲ

Where is Nanowal?

Nanowal is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032446, and it covers 210 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 353 people in Nanowal: 191 men and 162 women, living in 79 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 210 hectares, the population density works out to about 168 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 848 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.39 per cent and women at 51.37 per cent. The census recorded 159 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 85 main workers, the largest group, 84, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 agricultural labourers. A further 74 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 210 hectares, 57 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (57 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 1 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 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nanowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shahbazpur, Bhaddi, Jitpur and Bungri.

What is the population of Nanowal?

The population of Nanowal was 353 at the 2011 census, living in 79 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Nanowal have?

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