Naraingarhਨਰਾਇਣਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Naraingarh?

Naraingarh is a village of Faridkot tehsil in Faridkot district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Faridkot, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Faridkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035471, and it covers 227 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 313 people in Naraingarh: 153 men and 160 women, living in 53 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 227 hectares, the population density works out to about 138 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1046 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 58 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.86 per cent and women at 75.17 per cent. The census recorded 100 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 99 main workers, the largest group, 69, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 19 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 1 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 227 hectares, 217 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (217 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 70 cultivators and 6 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Naraingarh is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Faridkot, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Faridkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Faridkot town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Virewala Khurd and Machaki Mal Singh.

What is the population of Naraingarh?

The population of Naraingarh was 313 at the 2011 census, living in 53 households in Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district.

What facilities does Naraingarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Naraingarh has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.