Narpurਨਰਪੁਰ

Where is Narpur?

Narpur is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030541, and it covers 92 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 490 people in Narpur: 258 men and 232 women, living in 104 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 92 hectares, the population density works out to about 533 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 899 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 429 people, about 88 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 43.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 56.95 per cent and women at 27.94 per cent. The census recorded 161 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 159 main workers, the largest group, 129, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 16 cultivators on their own land and 13 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Narpur's land. Of the village's 92 hectares, 86 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (86 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. The census recorded 16 cultivators and 130 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Narpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhuhar, Dialpur (Jalandhar II), Ghugg and Dhirpur.

What is the population of Narpur?

The population of Narpur was 490 at the 2011 census, living in 104 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Narpur have?

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