Nangal Wanjhanwalaਨੰਗਲ ਵਂਝਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Nangal Wanjhanwala?

Nangal Wanjhanwala is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037279, and it covers 415 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,555 people in Nangal Wanjhanwala: 823 men and 732 women, living in 280 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 415 hectares, the population density works out to about 375 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 203, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 397 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.68 per cent and women at 65.7 per cent. The census recorded 878 workers, about 56 per cent of the village. Of the 867 main workers, the largest group, 635, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 190 cultivators on their own land and 32 agricultural labourers. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nangal Wanjhanwala's land. Of the village's 415 hectares, 394 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (394 hectares). About 21 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 193 cultivators and 33 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Nangal Wanjhanwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ajnala, 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 Wanjhanwala, Sarai and Nepal.

What is the population of Nangal Wanjhanwala?

The population of Nangal Wanjhanwala was 1,555 at the 2011 census, living in 280 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Nangal Wanjhanwala have?

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