Nauner

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Nauner is a village in Mainpuri block, Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It covers about 41 square kilometers and had a population of 15,516 in 2011, living in 2,701 households. The village lies about 13 kilometers west of Mainpuri town, near the Agra road, and the main settlement sits on a raised mound called a khera.

History and notable sites: An old fort in Nauner is traditionally linked to a governor under the Nawabs of Awadh. Local stories say an Ahir zamindar named Bhola ruled Nauner around 1700, and many wells and tanks are said to come from him. The fort is sometimes credited to Almas Ali Khan, who served as a governor in the Nawab era.

In 1901 Nauner was a large agricultural village with 42 hamlets and a population of 6,020, one of the district’s larger settlements at the time. It was jointly held by the Raja of Awa and the Thakur of Kotla.

As of 2011, Nauner had 6 primary schools and 1 veterinary hospital, but no healthcare facility for people. Water came from taps, wells, hand pumps, and tube wells, and there was at least one public toilet. The village had a post office and a public library, and some electricity for homes and businesses. Roads included both dirt and paved surfaces. The population was about half male (8,234) and half female (7,282), with 2,129 children aged 0–6, and 3,766 people belonged to Scheduled Castes.