Umra Nangalਉਮਰਾ ਨੰਗਲ

Where is Umra Nangal?

Umra 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 3 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 037712, and it covers 189 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 753 people in Umra Nangal: 406 men and 347 women, living in 143 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 189 hectares, the population density works out to about 398 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 855 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 85, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 275 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.53 per cent and women at 80.94 per cent. The census recorded 250 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 237 main workers, the largest group, 185, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 44 cultivators on their own land and 5 household industry workers. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Umra Nangal's land. Of the village's 189 hectares, 115 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (115 hectares). About 74 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 46 cultivators and 7 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

Umra Nangal is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rayya, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhapianwali, Chimabath, Daulo Nangal and Padde.

What is the population of Umra Nangal?

The population of Umra Nangal was 753 at the 2011 census, living in 143 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Umra Nangal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Umra 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.