Noora is a village under Masaurih police station, in Patna district, in the state of Bihar, in India.
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Map of Noora, Bihar 804454
This village is virtually unknown on the standard maps but holds its own significance in the region. It is a small village with around 100 families. It does not have its own post office, though it uses one in the neighbour village Hansadih. The village folks are mostly farmers. The rapid development of India has still not penetrated this village much. Electricity, water and good roads are still alien to the village.But now the village is connected with good roads around and from any parts of state it can be reached But this is possibly the general state of most of the villages in the state of Bihar.
Still, Noora has some of the things to boast of. It has a High School ,middle school as well as a primary school. This is a rare quality in itself. It serves as the education hub of the region.
Though mostly the families are farmers and find it difficult to make ends meet, this village has produced leaders in its own rite. Noora has produced many engineers and some doctors as well.people are also in serving the nation by contributing in railway,army and in police.
Noora's biggest claim to being famous is that C.P. Singh, arguably the best footballer Bihar has ever produced, is from here. C.P.Singh was the captain of Indian national football team. He used to play for the famous, national level team of Mohun Bagan. He was also the 1st recipient from Bihar, of prestigious Arjuna Award, given by the Government of India for excellence in field of sports..Sri Dwarkanath Sinha ,has significantly contributed by opeya college in this region
Geography and Weather
Noora is in plain lands of Bihar. It is at a distance of almost 50 km from the state capital of Patna. Situated on the banks of a seasonal river, the village banks on rain as the main source of agriculture water. It is surrounded by villages Hansadih and Nahva. Though it has a small market, consisting of few shops, the main marketing hub in Masaurih.
The farmers grow season crops of Rice and Wheat and of late lentils too. The area is very rich in fertile soil and prominently contributes to state's farming produce.
The summers are very hot, with regional hot wind. Winters are too cold.
Trade and Business
Mostly families are dependent of agriculture. Though many of them do not own lands, in one way or the other they cultivate land and earn their living. The main business hub of the region is Masaurih. Masaurih has a huge market ranging in kilometers. Mostly the local farmers bring green vegetables .One can find everything here from cattle feed to movie theaters.