Narianpurਨਰਿਆਂਪੁਰ

Where is Narianpur?

Narianpur is a village of Dhar Kalan tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhar Kalan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027397, and it covers 786 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 990 people in Narianpur: 521 men and 469 women, living in 208 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 786 hectares, the population density works out to about 126 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 126, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 171 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.63 per cent and women at 74.15 per cent. The census recorded 284 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 281 main workers, the largest group, 114, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 107 other workers in trade, transport and services and 59 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Narianpur's land. Of the village's 786 hectares, 226 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (226 hectares). About 146 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 117 cultivators and 59 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. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Narianpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dhar Kalan, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Thara Jhikla, Hara, Thara Uparla and Tarhari.

What is the population of Narianpur?

The population of Narianpur was 990 at the 2011 census, living in 208 households in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Narianpur have?

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