- Naura, India
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Naura — town — Coordinates Country India State Punjab District(s) SBS Nagar Sarpanch (Elected Head of Town) Smt. Nirmala sogi Population 3,000 Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Naura is a town in the Nawanshahr district of Punjab, India. It is located about 2km 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.
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.[citation needed]
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, Nawanshar, Gharshanker and Phagwara.
Footnotes
- ^ "Nawan shahr distt. Census Rural". Government of Punjab. http://punjabgovt.nic.in/government/census_rural.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-24.[dead link]
- ^ "Manual – I Particulars Of Organization, Functions And Duties". Government of Punjab State Council of Education, Research, and Training. http://punjabgovt.nic.in/Punjabrti/Departments/Education/State%20Council%20of%20Education%20Research%20&%20Training%20(SCERT)/01_Particulars%20Of%20Organization,%20Functions%20And%20Duties.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-24.[dead link]
Categories:- Cities and towns in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district
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