Nauraਨੌਰਾ

Where is Naura?

Naura is a village in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Banga, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Banga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032101, and it covers 317 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,999 people in Naura: 1,478 men and 1,521 women, living in 669 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 317 hectares, the population density works out to about 946 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1029 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 238, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,210 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.57 per cent and women at 78 per cent. The census recorded 787 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 674 main workers, the largest group, 489, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 147 cultivators on their own land and 23 agricultural labourers. A further 113 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Naura's land. Of the village's 317 hectares, 263 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (261 hectares). About 54 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 152 cultivators and 43 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 and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Naura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Banga, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhut, Palli Jhikki, Surapur and Mangowal.

What is the population of Naura?

The population of Naura was 2,999 at the 2011 census, living in 669 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Naura have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Naura has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.