Ali Nangalਅਲੀ ਨਂਗਲ

Where is Ali Nangal?

Ali Nangal is a village of Dera Baba Nanak tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028897, and it covers 168 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 554 people in Ali Nangal: 295 men and 259 women, living in 114 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 168 hectares, the population density works out to about 330 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 878 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.6 per cent and women at 77.25 per cent. The census recorded 237 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 179 main workers, the largest group, 116, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 36 cultivators on their own land and 20 agricultural labourers. A further 58 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ali Nangal's land. Of the village's 168 hectares, 114 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (114 hectares). About 54 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 40 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 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Ali Nangal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dehar, Khawaja Wardag, Ransinke Tilla and Dhilwan.

What is the population of Ali Nangal?

The population of Ali Nangal was 554 at the 2011 census, living in 114 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Ali Nangal have?

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