Naura is a town in the
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district of
Punjab,
India. It is located about 2 km from
Khatkar Kalan
Khatkar Kalan is a village just outside Banga, India, Banga town in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (recently named Nawanshahr earlier the part of Jalandhar district) in the Indian state of Punjab (India), Punjab. This place is famous for th ...
, the home town of
Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Bhagat Singh (27 September 1907 – 23 March 1931) was a charismatic Indian revolutionary*
* who participated in the mistaken murder of a junior British police officer
*
* in what was to be retaliation for the death of an Indian national ...
, on the Banga - Gharshanker road.
Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India visited Naura attending agricultural trade show along with his daughter
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 ...
. The town is nicknamed across many Punjabi villages as: "Naura Bhaura".
Population
The town's 2001 population was 3,331. 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.
The town has access to multiple colleges in the nearby cities of
Banga
Banga may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Banga'' (album), a 2012 album by Patti Smith
* A song by Ali Shaheed Muhammad from the 2004 album '' Shaheedullah and Stereotypes''
* The name of Pontius Pilate's dog in Mikhail Bulgakov's novel ' ...
,
Nawanshahr
Nawanshahr is a municipal council in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was previously a town that became a district in 1995.
History
Nawanshahr was founded by migrants from Rahon, a city located near the S ...
,
Gharshankar and
Phagwara.
Notable people
* 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
Naura 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) and has 8
Gurdwaras.
Footnotes
Cities and towns in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district
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