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Where is Narang Shahpur?

Narang Shahpur is a village of Phagwara tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029662, and it covers 240 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,797 people in Narang Shahpur: 929 men and 868 women, living in 371 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 240 hectares, the population density works out to about 748 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 934 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 193, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,148 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.73 per cent and women at 76.26 per cent. The census recorded 516 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 504 main workers, the largest group, 416, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 87 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Narang Shahpur's land. Of the village's 240 hectares, 178 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (178 hectares). About 62 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 90 cultivators and 1 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Narang Shahpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gandhwan, Dhak Maan, Atholi and Man.

What is the population of Narang Shahpur?

The population of Narang Shahpur was 1,797 at the 2011 census, living in 371 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Narang Shahpur have?

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