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Where is Narainpura Alias Chorwala?

Narainpura Alias Chorwala is a village in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sirhind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032753, and it covers 306 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 919 people in Narainpura Alias Chorwala: 502 men and 417 women, living in 174 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 306 hectares, the population density works out to about 300 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 831 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 86, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 411 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.78 per cent and women at 78.07 per cent. The census recorded 495 workers, about 54 per cent of the village. Of the 433 main workers, the largest group, 221, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 90 cultivators on their own land and 77 agricultural labourers. A further 62 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Narainpura Alias Chorwala's land. Of the village's 306 hectares, 247 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (247 hectares). About 58 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 97 cultivators and 82 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, 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. 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

Narainpura Alias Chorwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lataur, Nalina Kalan, Arain Majra and Nalina Khurd.

What is the population of Narainpura Alias Chorwala?

The population of Narainpura Alias Chorwala was 919 at the 2011 census, living in 174 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Narainpura Alias Chorwala have?

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