Nihalgarh Explained

Nihalgarh
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.538°N 75.4083°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kapurthala
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:479[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Demographics1 Title2:Other spoken
Demographics1 Info2:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144408
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01822
Registration Plate:PB-09
Iso Code:IN-PB
Government Type:Panchayati raj (India)
Governing Body:Gram panchayat

Nihalgarh is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Nihalgarh. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per the constitution of India and Panchayati raj (India).

Demography

According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Nihalgarh has 92 houses with the total population of 479 persons of which 250 are male and 229 females. Literacy rate of Nihalgarh is 78.14%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children in the age group 0–6 years is 49 which is 10.23% of the total population. Child sex ratio is approximately 1130, higher than the state average of 846.[2]

Population data

Particulars Total MaleFemale
Total No. of Houses 92 - -
Population 479 250 229
Child (0-6) 49 23 26
Schedule Caste 228 117 111
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 78.14 % 87.67 % 67.49 %
Total Workers 144 130 14
Main Worker 138 0 0
Marginal Worker 6 4 2

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nihalgarh Population per Census 2011. census2011.co.in.
  2. Web site: Nihalgarh. census2011.co.in . 29 July 2016.