Theh Nausheraਠੇਹ ਨੌਸ਼ਹਿਰਾ

Where is Theh Naushera?

Theh Naushera 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 Bhikhiwind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038140, and it covers 185 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 295 people in Theh Naushera: 152 men and 143 women, living in 48 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 185 hectares, the population density works out to about 159 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 941 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, 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 70.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.23 per cent and women at 61.11 per cent. The census recorded 93 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 93 main workers, the largest group, 91, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Theh Naushera's land. Of the village's 185 hectares, 167 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (167 hectares). About 19 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 91 cultivators and 0 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Theh Naushera is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patti, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Kalsian Kalan, Thatha, Punian and Margindpura.

What is the population of Theh Naushera?

The population of Theh Naushera was 295 at the 2011 census, living in 48 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Theh Naushera have?

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