Nagreਨਗਰੇ

Where is Nagre?

Nagre is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Nagra gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030963, and it covers 70 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 216 people in Nagre: 111 men and 105 women, living in 44 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 70 hectares, the population density works out to about 309 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 946 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91 per cent and women at 87.63 per cent. The census recorded 49 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 49 main workers, the largest group, 35, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nagre's land. Of the village's 70 hectares, 47 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 38 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (37 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 35 cultivators and 6 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 9 hours a day.

Getting there

Nagre is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dasua, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rachh Palwan, Teli Chak, Bhatoli and Mand.

What is the population of Nagre?

The population of Nagre was 216 at the 2011 census, living in 44 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Nagre have?

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