Chandu Nangalਚੰਦੂ ਨਂਗਲ

Where is Chandu Nangal?

Chandu 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 4 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 028932, and it covers 58 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 336 people in Chandu Nangal: 171 men and 165 women, living in 63 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 58 hectares, the population density works out to about 579 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 965 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 145 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.23 per cent and women at 80.82 per cent. The census recorded 85 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 62, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chandu Nangal's land. Of the village's 58 hectares, 49 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (49 hectares). About 7 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 19 cultivators and 3 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chandu Nangal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 4 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 Kotli Dayaram, Agwan, Sadhanwali and Machharala.

What is the population of Chandu Nangal?

The population of Chandu Nangal was 336 at the 2011 census, living in 63 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Chandu Nangal have?

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