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Where is Nathuwala Jadid?

Nathuwala Jadid is a village of Moga tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Moga, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Moga-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034027, and it covers 362 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,039 people in Nathuwala Jadid: 1,076 men and 963 women, living in 412 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 362 hectares, the population density works out to about 563 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 895 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 205, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 718 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.69 per cent and women at 65.18 per cent. The census recorded 590 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 569 main workers, the largest group, 220, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 217 agricultural labourers and 121 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nathuwala Jadid's land. Of the village's 362 hectares, 291 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (64 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (42 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 221 cultivators and 224 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, an allopathic hospital and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nathuwala Jadid is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Moga, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhandiana Sharki, Kokri Phulasingh, Matwani and Kokri Kalan.

What is the population of Nathuwala Jadid?

The population of Nathuwala Jadid was 2,039 at the 2011 census, living in 412 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Nathuwala Jadid have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nathuwala Jadid has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.