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Where is Nau Lakha?

Nau Lakha is a village of Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sirhind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032787, and it covers 442 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,125 people in Nau Lakha: 595 men and 530 women, living in 212 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 442 hectares, the population density works out to about 255 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 891 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 126, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 417 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.92 per cent and women at 74.32 per cent. The census recorded 393 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 387 main workers, the largest group, 172, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 117 agricultural labourers and 85 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nau Lakha's land. Of the village's 442 hectares, 401 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (401 hectares). About 41 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 173 cultivators and 122 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 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

Nau Lakha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Balpur, Rurki, Basantpura and Atapur.

What is the population of Nau Lakha?

The population of Nau Lakha was 1,125 at the 2011 census, living in 212 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Nau Lakha have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nau Lakha has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.