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 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Nanowal Bet gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032355, and it covers 205 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 528 people in Nanowal: 279 men and 249 women, living in 108 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 205 hectares, the population density works out to about 258 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 13 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 80.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.79 per cent and women at 71.17 per cent. The census recorded 157 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 108 main workers, the largest group, 55, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 49 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 49 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 205 hectares, 194 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (194 hectares). About 10 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 79 cultivators and 18 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 5 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 Khoja Bet, Dugri, Saidgama and Thathiala.

What is the population of Nanowal?

The population of Nanowal was 528 at the 2011 census, living in 108 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Nanowal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nanowal has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.