Naushehraਨੌਸ਼ਹਿਰਾ

Where is Naushehra 177)?

Naushehra 177) is a village in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 24 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gandiwind community development block and is served by the Naushehra gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037851, and it covers 1,051 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,566 people in Naushehra 177): 1,381 men and 1,185 women, living in 456 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 1,051 hectares, the population density works out to about 244 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 858 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 317, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,038 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.76 per cent and women at 60.54 per cent. The census recorded 954 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 846 main workers, the largest group, 328, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 307 agricultural labourers and 177 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 108 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Naushehra 177)'s land. Of the village's 1,051 hectares, 846 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (593 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (253 hectares). About 112 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 357 cultivators and 323 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. 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

Naushehra 177) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 24 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Burj and Kalas.

What is the population of Naushehra 177)?

The population of Naushehra 177) was 2,566 at the 2011 census, living in 456 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Naushehra 177) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Naushehra 177) has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.