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About Naura Village

Naura is a large village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,999, made up of 1,478 males and 1,521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144505
Area (hectares) 317 hectares
Population 2,999
Male Population 1,478
Female Population 1,521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Naura compares

By the 2011 count Naura is the 15th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 317 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Naura

Naura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Naura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Naura from other places

Naura lies about 8.1 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khatkarkalan Jhandaji, about 3.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Naura
Nearest railway station Khatkarkalan Jhandaji 3.6 km
Nearest town Banga 5.3 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 9.7 km

Villages closest to Naura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawanshahr tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Naura

As per the Census of India 2011, Naura village had a population of 2,999. That makes it the 15th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Naura village has 1,478 males and 1,521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naura has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Naura is 144505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naura covers 317 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naura falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Naura is Khatkarkalan Jhandaji, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Naura.

Naura is about 8.1 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naura is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Khatkarkalan Jhandaji is about 3.6 km away. Banga is about 5.3 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaura (2.0 km), Bhut (2.1 km) and Bains (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Naura today is likely to be higher.

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