Naurangpurਨੌਰਂਗਪੁਰ

Where is Naurangpur?

Naurangpur is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027529, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 735 people in Naurangpur: 381 men and 354 women, living in 142 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 639 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 929 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 74, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 283 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.85 per cent and women at 78.83 per cent. The census recorded 197 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 197 main workers, the largest group, 190, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 6 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Naurangpur's land. Of the village's 115 hectares, 97 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (97 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 6 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. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Naurangpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pawar, Chhawla, Nala and Azizpur Khurd.

What is the population of Naurangpur?

The population of Naurangpur was 735 at the 2011 census, living in 142 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Naurangpur have?

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