Nurowaliਨੁਰੋਵਾਲੀ

Where is Nurowali?

Nurowali is a village in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028033, and it covers 93 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 303 people in Nurowali: 151 men and 152 women, living in 48 households, an average of about 6.3 people per household. Spread over its 93 hectares, the population density works out to about 326 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1007 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 120 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.81 per cent and women at 58.46 per cent. The census recorded 88 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 35, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 25 agricultural labourers and 19 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nurowali's land. Of the village's 93 hectares, 86 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 85 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (85 hectares). About 7 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 36 cultivators and 28 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. 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. It also had 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

Nurowali is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Awan, Attari, Chak Nurowali and Bhakhariwal.

What is the population of Nurowali?

The population of Nurowali was 303 at the 2011 census, living in 48 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Nurowali have?

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