Narnaulਨਰਨੌਲ

Where is Narnaul?

Narnaul is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031266, and it covers 80 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 292 people in Narnaul: 144 men and 148 women, living in 62 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 80 hectares, the population density works out to about 365 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1028 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 10 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 91.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.49 per cent and women at 89.05 per cent. The census recorded 59 workers, about 20 per cent of the village. Of the 55 main workers, the largest group, 32, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 20 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Narnaul's land. Of the village's 80 hectares, 60 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 16 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (16 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 20 cultivators and 1 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.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Narnaul is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Passi Karoro, Badala, Gagar and Depur.

What is the population of Narnaul?

The population of Narnaul was 292 at the 2011 census, living in 62 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Narnaul have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Narnaul has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.