Buche Nangalਬੁਚੇ ਨਂਗਲ

Where is Buche Nangal?

Buche Nangal is a village of Kalanaur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028015, and it covers 152 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 714 people in Buche Nangal: 357 men and 357 women, living in 139 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 152 hectares, the population density works out to about 470 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 96, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 132 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.09 per cent and women at 62.46 per cent. The census recorded 248 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 245 main workers, the largest group, 133, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 100 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Buche Nangal's land. Of the village's 152 hectares, 135 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 133 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (131 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 100 cultivators and 8 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. The village had a sub post office. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Buche Nangal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bakhatpur, Lakhan Kalan, Qazipur and Lakhan Khurd.

What is the population of Buche Nangal?

The population of Buche Nangal was 714 at the 2011 census, living in 139 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Buche Nangal have?

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