Kot Nauabadਕੋਟ ਨੌਆਬਾਦ

Where is Kot Nauabad?

Kot Nauabad is a village in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patti community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038199, and it covers 213 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 216 people in Kot Nauabad: 113 men and 103 women, living in 39 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 213 hectares, the population density works out to about 101 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.45 per cent and women at 53.76 per cent. The census recorded 71 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 71 main workers, the largest group, 62, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Nauabad's land. Of the village's 213 hectares, 190 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (190 hectares). About 23 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 62 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kot Nauabad is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patti, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sito Nauabad, Dubli, Sito Mah Jhungian and Jaur Singhwala.

What is the population of Kot Nauabad?

The population of Kot Nauabad was 216 at the 2011 census, living in 39 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Kot Nauabad have?

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