Naraingarhਨਰਾਇਣਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Naraingarh?

Naraingarh is a village of Bhawanigarh tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhawani Garh, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhawanigarh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039712, and it covers 487 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,496 people in Naraingarh: 784 men and 712 women, living in 261 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 487 hectares, the population density works out to about 307 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 908 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 171, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 683 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.86 per cent and women at 56.29 per cent. The census recorded 543 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 515 main workers, the largest group, 176, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 170 cultivators on their own land and 139 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 28 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 487 hectares, 441 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (441 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 172 cultivators and 182 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school 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 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

Naraingarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bhawani Garh, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bhawanigarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhatiwal Khurd, Bhatiwal Kalan, Nandgarh Alias Thaman Singhwala and Balial.

What is the population of Naraingarh?

The population of Naraingarh was 1,496 at the 2011 census, living in 261 households in Bhawanigarh tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Naraingarh have?

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