Niamatpurਨਿਆਮਤਪੁਰ

Where is Niamatpur?

Niamatpur is a village of Nawanshahr tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rahon, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nawanshahr community development block and is served by the Niamat Pur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032288, and it covers 176 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 396 people in Niamatpur: 211 men and 185 women, living in 84 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 176 hectares, the population density works out to about 225 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 877 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 227 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.63 per cent and women at 87.01 per cent. The census recorded 120 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 119 main workers, the largest group, 64, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 38 cultivators on their own land and 17 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Niamatpur's land. Of the village's 176 hectares, 168 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (168 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 38 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Niamatpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rahon, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sheikhe Mazara, Kanaun, Hussainpur and Saidpur Kalan.

What is the population of Niamatpur?

The population of Niamatpur was 396 at the 2011 census, living in 84 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Niamatpur have?

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