Nangal Pannuwanਨੰਗਲ ਪੰਨੂਵਾਂ

Where is Nangal Pannuwan?

Nangal Pannuwan is a village in Majitha tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Majitha, about 1 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 037485, and it covers 273 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,810 people in Nangal Pannuwan: 953 men and 857 women, living in 332 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 273 hectares, the population density works out to about 663 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 899 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 220, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 628 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.95 per cent and women at 68.93 per cent. The census recorded 579 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 449 main workers, the largest group, 223, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 169 cultivators on their own land and 43 agricultural labourers. A further 130 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nangal Pannuwan's land. Of the village's 273 hectares, 231 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (110 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (121 hectares). About 42 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 174 cultivators and 91 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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

Nangal Pannuwan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Majitha, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Majitha, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rakhnag, Sohian Kalan and Dadian.

What is the population of Nangal Pannuwan?

The population of Nangal Pannuwan was 1,810 at the 2011 census, living in 332 households in Majitha tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Nangal Pannuwan have?

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