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Where is Noorpur Faranswala?

Noorpur Faranswala is a village of Dudhan Sadhan tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036739, and it covers 123 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 646 people in Noorpur Faranswala: 337 men and 309 women, living in 125 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 123 hectares, the population density works out to about 525 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 917 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 86, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 137 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.27 per cent and women at 69.43 per cent. The census recorded 205 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 195 main workers, the largest group, 96, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 91 cultivators on their own land and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Noorpur Faranswala's land. Of the village's 123 hectares, 113 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (113 hectares). About 10 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 91 cultivators and 9 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 primary health centre and a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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

Noorpur Faranswala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dudhan Sadhan, Akbarpur Afghana, Hajipur and Lehla Jagir.

What is the population of Noorpur Faranswala?

The population of Noorpur Faranswala was 646 at the 2011 census, living in 125 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Noorpur Faranswala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Noorpur Faranswala has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.