Mangu Naruਮਂਗੂ ਨਰੂ

Where is Mangu Naru?

Mangu Naru is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ramdas, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and is served by the Machhiwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037090, and it covers 57 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 100 people in Mangu Naru: 54 men and 46 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 57 hectares, the population density works out to about 175 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 852 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.59 per cent and women at 65.85 per cent. The census recorded 36 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 34 main workers, the largest group, 16, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 14 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mangu Naru's land. Of the village's 57 hectares, 53 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (53 hectares). About 4 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 18 cultivators and 3 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mangu Naru is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ramdas, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Machhiwala, Kot Gurbaksh, Shahzada and Jatta.

What is the population of Mangu Naru?

The population of Mangu Naru was 100 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Mangu Naru have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mangu Naru has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.