Bangi Nihal Singhਬਂਗੀ ਨਿਹਲ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Bangi Nihal Singh?

Bangi Nihal Singh is a village of Talwandi Sabo tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Raman, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwandi Sabo community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035860, and it covers 1,476 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,979 people in Bangi Nihal Singh: 2,083 men and 1,896 women, living in 788 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 1,476 hectares, the population density works out to about 270 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 461, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,334 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.59 per cent and women at 50.12 per cent. The census recorded 1,360 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 1,068 main workers, the largest group, 481, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 362 cultivators on their own land and 202 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 292 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bangi Nihal Singh's land. Of the village's 1,476 hectares, 1,361 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,361 hectares). About 114 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 378 cultivators and 713 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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

Bangi Nihal Singh is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Raman, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Talwandi Sabo, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kamalu, Bangi Ruldu, Jajjal and Leleana.

What is the population of Bangi Nihal Singh?

The population of Bangi Nihal Singh was 3,979 at the 2011 census, living in 788 households in Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Bangi Nihal Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bangi Nihal Singh has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.