Naurangpurਨੌਰਂਗਪੁਰ

Where is Naurangpur?

Naurangpur is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and is served by the Thathi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027807, and it covers 62 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 181 people in Naurangpur: 85 men and 96 women, living in 38 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 62 hectares, the population density works out to about 292 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1129 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 75 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.61 per cent and women at 70.45 per cent. The census recorded 40 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 40 main workers, the largest group, 20, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 14 agricultural labourers and 6 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Naurangpur's land. Of the village's 62 hectares, 40 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (40 hectares). About 22 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 6 cultivators and 14 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Naurangpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chitti, Thathi, Jogar and Siri Rampur.

What is the population of Naurangpur?

The population of Naurangpur was 181 at the 2011 census, living in 38 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Naurangpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Naurangpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.