Naura, India
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". Lastly, the word Naura derives from the ancient Persian words: "Nau" and "Ra", which means 'technologically advanced'.
Naura
naurangabaad 9 raah | |
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town | |
  Naura Location in Punjab, India  Naura Naura (India) | |
| Coordinates: 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
The 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.
Education
Naura 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
- Ch. Mehboob Ali Khan (1912–1947), Zaildar of Naura and Assessor in session court of Jalandhar
- Baba Gulab Singh ji – a notable religious figure, later being elevated to a modern-day equivalent of a 'saint'. His place of worship, the 'Baba Gulab Singh Ji Dehra', is still there today. It was initially passed down through his family generation after generation. However, around 20 years ago it was 'handed' over to the village to run. Naura is a very progressive village. The Sikh temple itself also has a Hindu place of worship in its grounds.
- Sant Baba Sewa Singh ji (qila Anandgarh sahib wale) – Birthplace.
Facilities
Naura is home to a variety of shops (including Bubhi's shop, which sells confectionery, shoes and provides a printing service and Armaan karyana store which provides confectionary products and dairy products) and has 8 Gurdwaras.
Footnotes
- "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.