Naura is a town in the Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab, India. It is located about 2 km from Khatkar Kalan, the home town of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, on the Banga - Gharshanker road. Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India visited Naura attending agricultural trade show along with his daughter Indira Gandhi. The town is nicknamed across many Punjabi villages as: "Naura Bhaura".
Naura
naurangabaad 9 raah | |
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town | |
  Naura Location in Punjab, India  Naura Naura (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°11′32″N 76°02′58″E / 31.192172°N 76.049377°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | SBS Nagar |
| Government | |
| • Sarpanch (Elected Head of Town) | Smt. Amritpal Kaur |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,500 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144508 |
| Telephone code | 01823 |
Population
editThe town's 2001 population was 3,331.[1] Many of the town's residents and families are settled in other parts of India and overseas, but they still maintain their ancestral homes in the town.[citation needed]
Education
editNaura is home to a branch of the District Institute of Education and Training where primary school teachers are educated and trained.[2]
The town has access to multiple colleges in the nearby cities of Banga, Nawanshahr, Gharshankar and Phagwara.
Notable people
edit- Ch. Mehboob Ali Khan (1912–1947), Zaildar of Naura and Assessor in session court of Jalandhar
- Sant Baba Sewa Singh ji (qila Anandgarh sahib wale) – Birthplace.
Facilities
editNaura is home to a variety of shops (including Bubbi's shop, which sells confectionery, shoes and provides a printing service , naura karyana store which provide all karyana things and dairy products and Armaan karyana store which provides confectionery products and dairy products)[citation needed] and has 8 Gurdwaras.
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Nawan shahr district Census Rural". Government of Punjab. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ^ "Manual – I Particulars Of Organization, Functions And Duties" (PDF). Government of Punjab State Council of Education, Research, and Training. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
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