Kairon Nangalਕੈਰੋਂ ਨੰਗਲ

Where is Kairon Nangal?

Kairon Nangal is a village of Majitha tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Majitha, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majitha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037503, and it covers 159 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 702 people in Kairon Nangal: 379 men and 323 women, living in 129 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 159 hectares, the population density works out to about 442 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 852 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 78, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 319 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.38 per cent and women at 77.32 per cent. The census recorded 255 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 233 main workers, the largest group, 100, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 87 other workers in trade, transport and services and 30 agricultural labourers. A further 22 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kairon Nangal's land. Of the village's 159 hectares, 136 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (136 hectares). About 23 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 103 cultivators and 32 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had 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

Kairon Nangal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Majitha, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Majitha, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Darike, Chawinda Devi and Babowal.

What is the population of Kairon Nangal?

The population of Kairon Nangal was 702 at the 2011 census, living in 129 households in Majitha tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Kairon Nangal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kairon Nangal has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.