Narlaਨਰਲਾ

Where is Narla?

Narla is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhikhiwind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038063, and it covers 418 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,344 people in Narla: 726 men and 618 women, living in 240 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 418 hectares, the population density works out to about 322 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 851 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 171, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 443 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.52 per cent and women at 63.49 per cent. The census recorded 543 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 391 main workers, the largest group, 162, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 107 other workers in trade, transport and services and 87 agricultural labourers. A further 152 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Narla's land. Of the village's 418 hectares, 372 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (372 hectares). About 46 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 180 cultivators and 122 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Narla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patti, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sidhwan, Dhun, Amin Shah and Kotli Sur Singh.

What is the population of Narla?

The population of Narla was 1,344 at the 2011 census, living in 240 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Narla have?

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