Naraingarhਨਰਾਇਣਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Naraingarh?

Naraingarh is a village of Baba Bakala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rayya, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarsika community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037730, and it covers 146 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 670 people in Naraingarh: 341 men and 329 women, living in 126 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 146 hectares, the population density works out to about 459 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 965 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 83, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 393 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.29 per cent and women at 80.21 per cent. The census recorded 244 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 235 main workers, the largest group, 105, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 90 agricultural labourers and 29 cultivators on their own land. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Naraingarh's land. Of the village's 146 hectares, 117 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (34 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (83 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 31 cultivators and 94 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Naraingarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rayya, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tangra, Kotla Bathungarh, Chhajjal Wadi and Jabbowal.

What is the population of Naraingarh?

The population of Naraingarh was 670 at the 2011 census, living in 126 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Naraingarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Naraingarh has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.