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Where is Nidoki?

Nidoki is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and is served by the Khusropur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029330, and it covers 205 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 108 people in Nidoki: 53 men and 55 women, living in 22 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 205 hectares, the population density works out to about 53 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1038 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 105 people, about 97 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.09 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 47 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 26 main workers, the largest group, 23, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nidoki's land. Of the village's 205 hectares, 189 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (189 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 4 cultivators and 13 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Nidoki is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhana, Kahlwan, Ayya and Machhipal.

What is the population of Nidoki?

The population of Nidoki was 108 at the 2011 census, living in 22 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Nidoki have?

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