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Where is Narainpur?

Narainpur is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027746, and it covers 85 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 571 people in Narainpur: 279 men and 292 women, living in 117 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 85 hectares, the population density works out to about 672 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1047 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 62, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 246 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.4 per cent and women at 76.45 per cent. The census recorded 139 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 136 main workers, the largest group, 66, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 57 other workers in trade, transport and services and 12 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Narainpur's land. Of the village's 85 hectares, 73 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (73 hectares). About 12 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 12 cultivators and 67 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, 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 mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Narainpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dalelpur, Baknaur, Naurangpur and Majra.

What is the population of Narainpur?

The population of Narainpur was 571 at the 2011 census, living in 117 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Narainpur have?

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