Naurangpurਨੌਰਂਗਪੁਰ

Where is Naurangpur?

Naurangpur is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 20 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 031320, and it covers 150 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,092 people in Naurangpur: 535 men and 557 women, living in 250 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 150 hectares, the population density works out to about 728 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1041 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 119, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 276 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.83 per cent and women at 77.15 per cent. The census recorded 281 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 162 main workers, the largest group, 124, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 agricultural labourers and 10 household industry workers. A further 119 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Naurangpur's land. Of the village's 150 hectares, 98 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 90 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (90 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 12 cultivators and 48 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre and a primary health centre. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Naurangpur 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 20 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 Chamuhi, Latholi, Chattarpur and Tung.

What is the population of Naurangpur?

The population of Naurangpur was 1,092 at the 2011 census, living in 250 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Naurangpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Naurangpur has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.