Tanda Naroorਤਂਡਾ ਨਰੂਰ

Where is Tanda Naroor?

Tanda Naroor is a village of Phagwara tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 21 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and is served by the Naroor gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029580, and it covers 99 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 92 people in Tanda Naroor: 49 men and 43 women, living in 17 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 99 hectares, the population density works out to about 93 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 878 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 16 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 66.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.5 per cent and women at 54.05 per cent. The census recorded 49 workers, about 53 per cent of the village. Of the 48 main workers, the largest group, 40, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 8 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tanda Naroor's land. Of the village's 99 hectares, 78 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (78 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 8 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Tanda Naroor is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 21 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Naroor, Tanda Bhagana, Panchhat and Gulabgarh Jattan.

What is the population of Tanda Naroor?

The population of Tanda Naroor was 92 at the 2011 census, living in 17 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Tanda Naroor have?

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