Narainpuraਨਰੈਨਪੁਰਾ

Where is Narainpura?

Narainpura is a village in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Abohar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035221, and it covers 845 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,993 people in Narainpura: 1,575 men and 1,418 women, living in 539 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 845 hectares, the population density works out to about 354 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 356, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 899 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.83 per cent and women at 53.04 per cent. The census recorded 1,410 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 1,204 main workers, the largest group, 740, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 359 cultivators on their own land and 83 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 206 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Narainpura's land. Of the village's 845 hectares, 777 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 727 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (727 hectares). About 67 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 520 cultivators and 781 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. 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.

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

Narainpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Abohar, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Abohar, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rampura, Bishanpura, Kularan and Himatpura.

What is the population of Narainpura?

The population of Narainpura was 2,993 at the 2011 census, living in 539 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Narainpura have?

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