Naraingarhਨਰਾਇਣਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Naraingarh?

Naraingarh is a village of Nabha tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nabha, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036398, and it covers 240 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 230 people in Naraingarh: 121 men and 109 women, living in 48 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 240 hectares, the population density works out to about 96 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 83 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.36 per cent and women at 54.08 per cent. The census recorded 114 workers, about 50 per cent of the village. Of the 63 main workers, the largest group, 33, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 16 agricultural labourers and 14 cultivators on their own land. A further 51 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Naraingarh's land. Of the village's 240 hectares, 223 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (33 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (190 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 14 cultivators and 49 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Naraingarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Nabha, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bazidpur, Uplan, Udha and Babarpur.

What is the population of Naraingarh?

The population of Naraingarh was 230 at the 2011 census, living in 48 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Naraingarh have?

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