Najarpurਨਜਰਪੁਰ

Where is Najarpur?

Najarpur is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032051, and it covers 118 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 157 people in Najarpur: 77 men and 80 women, living in 35 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 118 hectares, the population density works out to about 133 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1039 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.67 per cent and women at 80.56 per cent. The census recorded 48 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 48 main workers, the largest group, 36, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 agricultural labourers and 5 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Najarpur's land. Of the village's 118 hectares, 106 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (104 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 36 cultivators and 5 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Najarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Singha, Chak Guru, Chak Hajipur and Samundra.

What is the population of Najarpur?

The population of Najarpur was 157 at the 2011 census, living in 35 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Najarpur have?

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