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Where is Naurang Ke Lelli?

Naurang Ke Lelli is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034640, and it covers 245 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,236 people in Naurang Ke Lelli: 635 men and 601 women, living in 229 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 245 hectares, the population density works out to about 504 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 946 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 206, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,051 people, about 85 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.19 per cent and women at 51.68 per cent. The census recorded 342 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 288 main workers, the largest group, 237, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 49 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 54 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Naurang Ke Lelli's land. Of the village's 245 hectares, 200 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (3 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (197 hectares). About 41 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 50 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Naurang Ke Lelli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ghiniwala, Khai, Naurang Ke Sial and Miran Shah Noor.

What is the population of Naurang Ke Lelli?

The population of Naurang Ke Lelli was 1,236 at the 2011 census, living in 229 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Naurang Ke Lelli have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Naurang Ke Lelli has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.