Nasranਨਸਰਨ

Where is Nasran?

Nasran is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and is served by the Kundla gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031515, and it covers 65 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 204 people in Nasran: 111 men and 93 women, living in 47 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 65 hectares, the population density works out to about 314 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 838 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 155 people, about 76 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.5 per cent and women at 73.49 per cent. The census recorded 75 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 75 main workers, the largest group, 56, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 9 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nasran's land. Of the village's 65 hectares, 56 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (56 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 9 cultivators and 9 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Nasran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kundla, Barkian Tanuran, Bassi Daud Khan and Jatpur.

What is the population of Nasran?

The population of Nasran was 204 at the 2011 census, living in 47 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Nasran have?

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