Bule Nangalਬੁਲੇ ਨੰਗਲ

Where is Bule Nangal?

Bule Nangal is a village of Baba Bakala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rayya, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rayya community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037707, and it covers 103 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 860 people in Bule Nangal: 452 men and 408 women, living in 178 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 103 hectares, the population density works out to about 835 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 903 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 80, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 49 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.85 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.16 per cent and women at 85.22 per cent. The census recorded 244 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 240 main workers, the largest group, 115, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 109 other workers in trade, transport and services and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bule Nangal's land. Of the village's 103 hectares, 87 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 116 cultivators and 11 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bule Nangal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rayya, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pheruman, Mehtabkot, Hassanpur and Wazir Bhullar.

What is the population of Bule Nangal?

The population of Bule Nangal was 860 at the 2011 census, living in 178 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Bule Nangal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bule Nangal has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.