Naurangabadਨੌਰਂਗਆਬਾਦ

Where is Naurangabad?

Naurangabad 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 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and is served by the Kalian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031536, and it covers 27 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 309 people in Naurangabad: 154 men and 155 women, living in 66 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 27 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,144 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1006 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 291 people, about 94 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 92.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.49 per cent and women at 89.13 per cent. The census recorded 91 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 91 main workers, the largest group, 55, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 30 agricultural labourers and 6 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Naurangabad's land. Of the village's 27 hectares, 22 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (22 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. The census recorded 6 cultivators and 30 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre and a dispensary. 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

Naurangabad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 14 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 Bajraur, Mughowal, Chabewal and Bhilowal.

What is the population of Naurangabad?

The population of Naurangabad was 309 at the 2011 census, living in 66 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Naurangabad have?

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