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Where is Naurang Ke Sial?

Naurang Ke Sial is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and is served by the Naurang Kr Sial gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034638, and it covers 119 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,137 people in Naurang Ke Sial: 1,112 men and 1,025 women, living in 406 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 119 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,796 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 922 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 289, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,392 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.76 per cent and women at 63.32 per cent. The census recorded 595 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 556 main workers, the largest group, 470, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 46 cultivators on their own land and 36 agricultural labourers. A further 39 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Naurang Ke Sial's land. Of the village's 119 hectares, 89 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (89 hectares). About 30 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 52 cultivators and 42 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. 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 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Naurang Ke Sial is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 2 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 Piranwala, Ghiniwala, Khilchi Qadim and Naurang Ke Lelli.

What is the population of Naurang Ke Sial?

The population of Naurang Ke Sial was 2,137 at the 2011 census, living in 406 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Naurang Ke Sial have?

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